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Kyle A. Richardson is the editorial director of Promo Marketing. He joined the company in 2006 brings more than a decade of publishing, marketing and media experience to the magazine. If you see him, buy him a drink.

Inc. Magazine published the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in August, and several members of the print community made appearances on the list. In total, 50 industry businesses made the list this year. CFC Print Solutions, a business forms provider located in Grand Prairie, Texas, was highest-ranked industry company and the only one to crack the top 500, coming in at number 462.

Promo Marketing, a sister publication of Print Professional, has compiled a new Top 50 Suppliers ranking. Despite stricter regulations on the safety and sales of promotional products, 2010 and the first half of 2011 have shown a sales resurgence in the industry. The returning fiscal strength of the industry is evident from the list, which is based on revenue numbers from 2010. Overall, the top 50 suppliers raked in more than $500 million more than they did in 2009. These companies have increased their margins, upped the interest in their products and committed themselves to making it through the financial crises stronger than before, and they are being rewarded for it.

MCS, Inc., a leader in industrial and mailing inkjet technology and camera systems, announced McVicker & Higginbotham of Long Island City, N.Y. has recently purchased the new Eagle UV Inkjet system with a 4.25" print head, currently the widest print head on the market.

The King Organization, Mt. Vernon, N.Y., will become part of Century Direct, LLC, Long Island City, N.Y., in a move that will enable customers of both companies to benefit from a more comprehensive line of direct marketing service offerings.

Tru·Tech opens the door to a world of opportunities for manufacturers It's not very often that a revolutionary product comes along and shakes up an industry. However, now is one of those times: A new tear-resistant paper has been introduced by Tru·Tech Fine Papers. "We've created a new category: real paper that's tear-resistant," noted Mike Mainthow, general manager at Long Island City, N.Y.-based Tru·Tech. He explained that Tru·Tech paper is created by employing a patented, environmentally friendly, water-based adhesion process that creates a paper/film/paper construction. Mainthow said that because Tru·Tech's surface is genuine paper, it doesn't suffer from the drawbacks of synthetics. "It can accept a higher temperature

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