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Fey Printing Wins Best of Show in GLGA’s 2024 Graphics Excellence Awards Competition | |
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The Great Lakes Graphics Association (GLGA) has revealed the second group of top winners of their 2024 Graphics Excellence Awards. The announcement was made at their Wisconsin Awards Celebration held on June 12, 2024, at the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee, WI. Congratulations to these top winners, who were announced during this ceremony:
Best of Show:
Fey Printing, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Best of Wisconsin:
The Fox Company, West Allis, WI
Best of Packaging
Color Ink, Sussex, WI
Read more.
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Congratulations to all of this year's winners!
Photos from the events will be posted soon in online photo albums for your viewing and downloading. Also, last call for GEAs winners to order personalized plaques and certificates. Contact Debra Warner to place your orders.
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National News and Education | |
What Top CEOs Say About Packaging, Consumers, and Sustainability
Executives from Unilever, Walmart, The Coca-Cola Co., and AS Watson Group, give insight into consumer shifts and how their brands deliver on those evolving needs. Read more on PackagingDigest.com.
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OSHA’s Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Standard Is at the White House for Review: What’s Next?
The proposal is expected to include temperature levels triggering coverage under the standard, acclimatization protocols employers must follow for new workers and workers returning from an absence, mandatory breaks, and employee training. Read more by GLGA member Ogletree Deakins.
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Semper Workforce Solutions Releases First Quarter 2024 Survey Results
“This is a survey of contradictions. Usually staffing shifts are a leading economic indicator but not this quarter," said Dave Regan, Semper International Co-Founder and CEO. Read more by GLGA member Semper.
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Print & Graphic Communications Association Prevails Against New York Ban on Black Printing Ink Containing Carbon Black
We are pleased to report that the New York State Legislature has adjourned without passing the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation containing the proposed ban on carbon black, the primary pigment in black printing ink. Read more.
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Video - Sales Tip of the Week
There are many, many, MANY communications channels in use. In this week's Short Attention Span Sales Tip, Bill Farquharson of the Sales Vault gives you a communications pecking order to set expectations and mitigate the possibility someone is out there awaiting a response to a message you never saw. Read and see more.
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Summer Golf Outings - Indiana Outing Is Tomorrow!
Come enjoy industry networking and camaraderie over a round of golf, cold beverages, and delicious food. Join us for one, two or all three -
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Upcoming Webinars - FREE for GLGA Members:
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GLGA Print Academy Featured Course of the Week - FREE for GLGA Members | |
INSIDE THE PRINT SHOP - DIRECT MAIL PRINTERS
Direct mailers are constantly balancing the print and mailing demands of their customers while living with the requirements and limitations of their respective national postal systems, like the United States Postal Service (USPS). Get an introduction to how they successfully navigate both worlds. This lesson is 14:25 in length.
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Have some news to share? We want to hear about member company achievements, activities and anything else that's new at your business. Press releases, photos, company e-newsletters, and links to social media posts and blogs welcome! Send your news to Sharon Flick.
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A Windy City Win! Case Paper Chicago Welcomes Chad Brajercik as Head of Operations
Posted on their website blog by Case Paper, Chicago, IL:
Chad brings a jovial, caring, and energetic leadership style to the team, and is tasked with overseeing the Chicago branch and improving overall efficiency across Case’s operations in the region. Read more.
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Ewing Printing Supports Heaps of Jeeps
Posted on Facebook by Ewing Printing, Vincennes, IN:
We were happy to support this amazing organization by designing and printing their brochures! The team also created their banners and yard signs! Read and see more.
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LPi's Irresistible Cover Art: Church Bulletins You’ll Want to Read
Posted on their website blog by LPi, New Berlin, WI:
Every week inside WeCreate, our library of Catholic graphics and content, we provide a selection of different styles of cover art for parishes to use in their bulletins. Read and see more.
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The Great Lakes Graphics Association is the trade association dedicated to representing the graphic arts industry throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin through education, promotion, and public affairs. It represents approximately 13 percent of the total print market in the United States with its three-state region, accounting for combined annual shipments of nearly $19 billion. Founded in 1886, GLGA celebrated its 135 year anniversary in 2021 and continues to be the oldest print trade association in North America. | | | | |
