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GLGA offices will be closed Monday, May 27, to observe the Memorial Day holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 28.
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National News and Education
USPS Facility Changes
March Shipments
Exempt Employees
FSEA Recycling Study
Losing Sales
Video - Sales Tip of the Week
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GLGA Association News
Awards Celebrations
FREE Member Webinars
WI DNR Sustainability Meeting
GLGA Print Academy
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Member News
Inland
INX
Case Paper
Komori
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Celebrate Print and the People Who Make It Happen! | |
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Join us for a celebration of excellence in the printing industry! Help honor this year's recipients and nominees of the Women in Print Excellence Awards. See all of this year's Graphics Excellence Awards Best of Category and Best of Division winners, and cast your vote for your favorite for the People's Choice Award. Who has won this year's Top Awards?!
Hurry, deadline to register is next Wednesday, May 29.
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National News and Education | |
March Shipments: We Got Good News and Bad News
March 2024 shipments came in at $7.24 billion, up from February’s $7.04 billion—and yet the worst March the industry has had. Read more in this data analysis by WhatTheyThink.com.
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It Takes Two: Exempt Employees Must Meet Both Salary and Duties Tests
Misunderstandings abound regarding the interaction of the salary test and the duties test, as well as the exemption for highly paid employees, under the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations. Read more on SHRM.org.
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FSEA Releases Study on the Recycling of Fiber-Based Materials with Transfer Metallic Decoration
The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) has announced the release of a new report detailing the results from a newly completed study on the recycling of fiber-based materials with transfer metallic decoration. Read more on FSEA.com.
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Losing Sales Without Customer Service!
Dear printers, it's time to stop making it difficult for customers to contact us. Making money in business is hard enough; make sure you’re not the problem! Read more by Debbie Nicholson of Think-to-Ink on American Printer.com.
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Video - Getting Along with Non-Sales Bosses
In this week's Short Attention Span Sales Tip, Bill Farquharson of the Sales vault shares some ideas on how to apply selling skills typically used on clients internally. See and read more.
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Upcoming Webinars - FREE for GLGA Members: | |
Changing Regulatory and Sustainability Landscape for the Printing Industry
The Wisconsin Printing Council is hosting an in-person meeting for the printing industry in Wisconsin that will address critical environmental and sustainability updates. The event will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee, WI. For more information and to register, click here.
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GLGA Print Academy Featured Course of the Week - FREE for GLGA Members | |
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PACKAGING CONVERTERS
Packaging converters often operate in a complex supply chain between consumer brands and distributors. Learn how the unique aspects of the packaging supply chain impact operations. This lesson is 21:53 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.
See more news about and featuring GLGA members posted
on our LinkedIn networking group page.
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Inland Packaging Receives Molson Coors’ Packaging Supplier of the Year
Inland Packaging, La Crosse, WI, is honored to share that they have been awarded 2023 Packaging Supplier of the Year by Molson Coors Beverage Company. The winners were recognized at the annual award ceremony on May 7th. Read more.
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INX Issues 2023 Sustainability Report
INX International Ink Co., Schaumburg, IL, announced it has released its 2023 Sustainability Report. Highlighting the company’s continuing leadership and progress, the report focuses on its commitment to sustainability and a circular economy. Read more.
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Kerry Patterson is Now “In Stock” at Our Case Makes Facility!
Posted on their web blog by Case Paper:
Case Makes, Osgood, IN, is beyond excited to welcome Kerry Patterson to the company and can’t wait to share his energy, honesty, and fun-loving spirit with its growing team and customers. Read more.
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Lance Martin Promoted to Vice President of Product Marketing at Komori America
Posted on their web blog by Komori America, Rolling Meadows, IL:
Lance Martin comes to Komori America with over 40+ years in printing and finishing with a background in sheetfed offset, web offset, gravure, diecutting, inline finishing and folding. Read 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. | | | | |
