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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is no stranger to bad news-and if the first three months of the new year are any indication, the struggling organization won't see much respite any time soon.

Ennis Inc. has reported financial results for the first quarter ended May 31, 2012. The company's consolidated net sales were $142.5 million for the quarter. Print sales were $87.3 million, compared to $67.1 million for the same quarter last year, or an increase of 30.1 percent.

Portland, Oregon-based Wright Enterprises Holding Co. (parent company of Wright Business Graphics and Wright Imaging) recently hired Jeff Trump as vice president/general manager of the company’s Chino, Calif. facility.

Austell, Georgia-based Graphic Dimensions, a trade manufacturer of business documents, recently announced two management additions.

The year may be young, but the media has been busy keeping print suppliers and distributors abreast of major developing issues.

Midlothian, Texas-based Ennis, Inc. has closed, as of Feb. 10, 2012, on its acquisition of the assets and business of PrintXcel and Printegra from the Custom Resale Group of Cenveo.

Ennis Inc., the Midlothian, Texas-based manufacturer of printed business products and apparel, has agreed to acquire certain assets of Cenveo's document business including the manufacturing facilities branded under the names PrintXcel and Printegra. Sales from both businesses are approximately $80 million annually.

Fayetteville, Georgia-based PathQuest Group recently hired Bill Reid as a vice president.

Austell, Georgia-based Graphic Dimensions has named Al Havens to the newly created position of national sales manager, where he will be accountable for all sales operations.

It's not just famous for its inner harbor and crab cakes. It's not just the backdrop of HBO's now defunct The Wire. Many know it as "Charm City," but for the printing industry it's the site of PSDA's annual Print Solutions Conference and Expo from May 24 to 26 at the Baltimore Convention Center.