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MELVILLE, N.Y. – In celebration of World Art Day, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, highlights a recent collaboration with Canon Production Printing and the Mauritshuis museum in the Netherlands, helping to pay homage to the enduring legacy of Johannes Vermeer’s 1665 masterpiece, Girl with a Pearl Earring, through a mega-sized 3D-printed reproduction, currently on display in the Mauritshuis Museum in the Netherlands.

TAMPA, FLA. (April 30, 2024) – Proforma, the $650 million technology and business success leader, proudly acknowledges Chas Shramek, President and Owner of Proforma Connected. His recent achievement in securing a seven-figure deal has led to the successful placement of branded products within a prominent retail superstore on behalf of a valued client. Through this feat, Shramek, an esteemed member of Proforma’s Multi-Million Dollar Club with over 15 years of industry experience, exemplifies the dedication and persistence that have become synonymous with the Proforma brand.

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned companies from using non-competition agreements – generally referred to as “noncompetes” in employment agreements, severance agreements, and other contracts. The purpose of noncompetes is to protect employers from being competitively disadvantaged by companies that hire their employees away from them and then benefit from that former employee’s inside knowledge of the company, which theoretically provides an unfair advantage to the hiring company.

In the start of a growing trend focusing on banning carbon black and other “toxic” chemicals, legislation was introduced in the New Jersey Senate on April 15, 2024, that would ban the use of carbon black and other toxic chemicals in packaging. The bill, S3135, Toxic Packaging Reduction Act, would require producers of packaging to reduce the amount of packaging being produced and calls for the creation of a Toxic Packaging Task Force.

WHEELING, IL – Midland, one of North America's largest independent distributors of media for business communications, recently presented a case study for an 11th consecutive year at the Inkjet Summit 2024 located in Orlando, FL April 22 - 24. The messaging of the Case Study was well received by the audience as exemplified by Midland being nominated along with 3 other presenters for “Best Case Study for General Commercial Print.”