Dynamic Lists - ADVOCACY UPDATES

  • The Impact of Tariffs on the U.S. Printing Industry

    February 10, 2025

    UPDATED MARCH 6, 2025. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on March 6, 2025 delaying tariffs until April 2, 2025 on goods from both Mexico and Canada that are covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) signed between the three countries during his first term. If the tariffs on goods do not satisfy USMCA rules of origin then the 25% tariffs will apply.
  • Minuteman Press International Grows to Over 1,000 Franchise Locations, Hits New Sales Records

    February 6, 2025

    FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Minuteman Press International, the world’s largest and #1 rated printing and marketing services franchise, is proud to announce several new milestones. Entering its 50th year of franchising, Minuteman Press International has broken the impressive 1,000-center mark, with 1,016 franchise locations currently operating across its system today. For the year ending 2024, total systemwide gross sales for Minuteman Press International across all of its locations was over $630,000,000, with the average center in the USA grossing over $750,000 in sales.
  • PCI's Dennis R. Garcia Wins South Florida Business Journal’s (SFBJ) CFO Award

    February 6, 2025

    WESTON, FL—Dennis R. Garcia, Executive Vice President & CFO at Postal Center International (PCI), was named a winner in the prestigious South Florida Business Journal’s (SFBJ) CFO Awards held at the Gulfstream Park’s Sport of Kings Theatre in Hallandale Beach in Florida on Thursday evening, January 30, 2025.
  • Xitron Begins Release and Rollout of K2 Prepress Workflow

    February 6, 2025

    Ann Arbor, MI – February 5, 2025 – Xitron, a subsidiary of Hybrid Software and the developer of Harlequin-based Navigator RIP and workflow products for commercial, flexo, screen, digital, and high-speed inkjet printing is releasing their new K2 commercial offset workflow for end-user purchases. The rollout comes on the heels of successful dealer certification classes recently completed in the US. European and Latin American dealer training is scheduled for the weeks of February 10th and March 3rd, respectively. Additional classes will be scheduled in the second quarter in order to bring more dealers around the world on board.
  • OSHA’s Penalties Continue Their Climb In 2025

    February 5, 2025

    In what has become an annual event, OSHA has increased its penalties for 2025. OSHA annually increases its penalty amounts to adjust for inflation as mandated by the law. The penalty amounts are an important factor that gets combined with enforcement policies that are factored into how a total penalty is determined for violations of OSHA’s regulations.