Massachusetts

The parent company of the customization website Vistaprint.com, which employs 850 at its North American headquarters in Lexington, is set to reorganize under a new name and is spending hundreds of millions of dollars beefing up its systems, much of it in Massachusetts.

The new year is in full swing and itineraries are filling up fast. Trade shows, sales meetings, presentations—the list is endless.

Does your dog bark for Barack? Is your mom for Mitt? No matter what side of the political fence you

Cramped feet, pinched toes, water blisters—not exactly a pretty picture, is it? However, that's not enough to stop people from purchasing the hottest styles in footwear. After all, "beauty is pain" and sometimes a necessity.

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.

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts-based Print Buyers International (PBI) announced the 6th Annual Print & Media Conference will be held at GRAPH EXPO in Chicago, Sept. 13 through Sept. 14. Leading into the conference will be the popular, full-day PBI Boot Camp on Sept. 12. The news, which creates a robust classroom and GRAPH EXPO show floor learning experience for attendees, comes in the wake of PBI's highly successful Print Buyer Forums held at GRAPH EXPO over the past three years.