Laws + Regulations

Following the news of Iowa Senator Jodi Ernst's SWAG Act, a proposed bill that would prohibit government entities from using taxpayer dollars for advertising (including buying promotional products), PPAI sent out a statement to the industry...

The year 2019 will surely go down as a time period that Quad Chairman, President and CEO Joel Quadracci and his senior leadership team will want to forget. Following on the heels of its failed acquisition of Chicago-based LSC Communications due to legal opposition of the merger...

It was a volatile weekend for the U.S. and China's economic relationship. On Friday, following China's announcement that it will retaliate with tariffs on about $75 billion in U.S. goods, President Trump said that the U.S. would impose an additional 5 percent on Chinese imports...

It's been a few weeks without news regarding the ongoing trade talks between the U.S. and China. In a series of tweets yesterday, however, President Donald Trump reported that U.S. trade representatives returned from China talks with disappointing results, and that he would add a "small additional tariff of 10 percent" on $300 billion in Chinese imports, effective Sept. 1...

Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, has expanded its services for distributors and apparel decorators by introducing a certification program. This builds upon the existing Advocacy Council, and allows distributors and decorators to further their commitment to brand safety and responsible sourcing...

Gennex Media LLC (aka Brandnex.com and PMGOA) pleaded guilty to price fixing in the promotional products industry. The company's president, Akil Kurji, was sentenced to eight months in custody, a $20,000 fine and three years of supervised...

Days after the U.S. raised existing tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent, President Trump announced that an additional $300 billion in imports from China would soon be subject to 25 percent tariffs. That $500 billion total would represent virtually all...

President Trump announced yesterday that the U.S. will increase tariffs to 25 percent on $200 billion in Chinese imports, effective Friday. The tariff rate was originally 10 percent, but during trade talks at the end of 2018, Trump promised that the number could increase if the sides couldn't reach a deal by March 1. That deadline was extended once, but with the sides still unable to come to terms, it appears the long-threatened 25 percent rate will now go into effect...

We have long rebelled against the notion that “Print is dead,” as, well, we are all proponents of paper. Priding itself on “promoting the unique sustainable and attractive attributes of print, paper and paper packaging,” Two Sides likewise tabs itself a defender of the resource, so it had to have reveled Nov. 13, when, as…

Everything seemed to be relatively wrapped up for CafePress. After setting itself up to be acquired by Snapfish, it seemed like it was pretty much the point where the credits start rolling and we assume CafePress lives happily ever after in its new life. That's not the case just yet, though...