Manufacturers

As part of Print+Promo’s ongoing feature, Executive Perspectives, we get to know leading professionals in the print and promotional industry. This month, we interviewed Jim Kersten, CEO of Diversified Labeling Solutions, Itasca, Ill. Here, he explains how his company is addressing environmental concerns, gets candid about overseas competition and talks about the art of innovation...

Print+Promo is excited to reveal the honorees in this year’s Under 40 spotlight. Cited by their industry peers for unmatched professionalism, visionary behavior and contagious energy, these individuals are dismantling generational labels, and, instead, using the wisdom gained from esteemed colleagues to become mentors in their own right...

Print+Promo is excited to reveal the honorees in this year’s Under 40 spotlight. Cited by their industry peers for unmatched professionalism, visionary behavior and contagious energy, these individuals are dismantling generational labels, and, instead, using the wisdom gained from esteemed colleagues to become mentors in their own right. This week’s spotlight features James JB Kennedy, president and co-founder, CURAtive…

As part of Print+Promo’s ongoing feature, Executive Perspectives, we get to know leading professionals in the print and promotional industry. This month, we interviewed Stuart Boyar, president and CEO of the Cooley Group Inc., Rochester, N.Y.; and president of PSDA, Chicago. Here, he talks about his approach to relevance, how to navigate industry challenges and the effects of an evolving supply-chain dynamic...

State governments would like to collect as much sales tax as possible and, with declining revenues over the last several years, are looking to every possible source. One such source is to charge sales tax on purchases made by their residents and out-of-state businesses. States are becoming more aggressive in pursuit of revenue and are reaching even further than before...

I.D. Images LLC, a leading pressure sensitive label converter with headquarters in Brunswick, Ohio, has announced the addition of manufacturing assets to its facility in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. “Over the last two years, our west coast business...

The Midlothian Rotary Club heard a presentation from Ennis Inc. in Midlothian about the company’s  business and outlook on the future at its meeting Tuesday, July 10.

Ennis Inc. Vice President Ron Graham and Vice President of Marketing Steven Osterloh spoke to Rotarians about their apparel and printing wholesale company.

Blanks/USA, a leading manufacturer of digital pre-finished paper products and security paper, was featured on “Manufacturing Marvels” on the Fox Business Network. The two-minute pods spotlight American manufacturers, their products, services and production. The promotion aired on June 12th and was produced by Marvel Production Group.

The exchange took place at a Silicon Valley dinner party, a 2011 gathering of top U.S. technology executives. Official White House photos of the event depict a cozy atmosphere: warm lighting, attendees mid-toast, glasses of white wine in hand, jackets draped over the backs of chairs.

If you’ve been watching the news lately, you’ve probably noticed the same thing I have—U.S. manufacturing is on the rise. Like the latest Katy Perry song, The Avengers and any news involving the Jolie-Pitt family, “Made in America” is hot. Large American companies are either bringing manufacturing back home or they are deciding not to move overseas in the first place. Case in point: General Electric recently decided against building a “green” refrigerator plant in Asia. Switching gears entirely, the company invested nearly $100 million to refurbish an existing plant in Indiana.