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Welcome to Currents, the Great Lakes Graphics Association's weekly e-newsletter, bringing you information and education you can use to run your businesses. Currents is published every Tuesday.

National News and Education

What's Driving Wide Format

Packaging and Tariffs

IRS Overtime Guidance

Sustainable Packaging Market

Sales Tip of the Week

Video Quick Tip

GLGA Association News

New Color Theory Lesson

GLGA Event Photos

GLGA Print Academy

Member News

SPC

Inland

Phoenix Innovate

EO Johnson

Beyond the Big Shops: What’s Driving Wide-Format Printing

Keypoint Intelligence’s latest study, Beyond the Big Shops, uncovers how the small and mid-sized print service providers are doing it and why vendors should be paying attention. From WhatTheyThink.

Food and Beverage Giants Deploy Arsenal to Combat Soaring Tariffs

With global trade dynamics in flux, iconic canned food and beverage companies brace for impact. Packaging material changes, price hikes, and bankruptcy are on the table. From Packaging Digest.

No Tax on Overtime: IRS Guidance Sheds Light on New Law

The IRS has started rolling out much-anticipated information, shedding light on the new overtime requirements. Here are some key points from the federal law and IRS Fact Sheet 2025-03. From HR Morning.

U.S. Sustainable Packaging Market Expected to Reach $73.8 Billion by 2034

This steady expansion is being driven by a combination of shifting consumer expectations, regulatory pressures, technological innovation, and material advancements. From Two Sides North America.

Short Attention Span Sales Tip - Quit Running That Play

If a football team ran the same play over and over, the defense would probably figure it out, right? Check out Bill Farquharson's Short Attention Span Sales Tip for more. From the Sales Vault.

PaperSpecs Quick Tip: They Said it Couldn’t Be Done (and They Were Wrong)

Thanks to recent digital embellishment breakthroughs, you can now add Spot UV and Raised UV to uncoated papers! Imagine: limited-run art prints on scrumptious cotton paper that feel as intriguing as they look. And that’s just ONE possibility! Want to know how it works? By Sabine Lenz of Paper Specs.

GLGA Print Academy Announces New Color Theory 101 Lesson

Log in to the Print Academy today to learn about the art and science of reproducing color.

Need a user name to the GLGA website? GLGA members, click here to register.

GLGA Event Photos - View and Download Your Favorites

Looking for pictures from GLGA events? Our online photo album page now has links to the album from the Wisconsin State Golf Outing as well as our other summer events.

Want to add your pictures to an album? Email them to Sharon Flick.

Member News

What's new at your business? Send your press releases and social media post links to Sharon Flick. 

Find more news about and featuring GLGA members on our LinkedIn networking group page.

Q&A with SPC’s New Strategic Accounts Executive Jamie Miller

Posted on their website blog by Specialty Print Communications, Niles, IL.

Inland Announces Partnership with GOpak to Expand Digital Printing Capabilities

Posted on their website blog by Inland, La Crosse, WI.

Introducing Phoenix Innovate to New Purdue University Staff and Faculty 📣

Posted on LinkedIn by Andy Heavilin of Phoenix Innovate, Anderson, IN.

EO Johnson Receives “Rookie of the Year” Award at the Quest Health Captive Annual Meeting for Our Fresh Approach to Employee Health and Wellness in 2024

Posted on LinkedIn by EO Johnson Business Technologies, Wausau, WI.

About Us

The Great Lakes Graphics Association is the trade association dedicated to representing the graphic arts industry throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin through education, promotion, and public affairs. It represents approximately 13 percent of the total print market in the United States with its three-state region, accounting for combined annual shipments of nearly $19 billion. Founded in 1886, GLGA celebrated its 135 year anniversary in 2021 and continues to be the oldest print trade association in North America. 

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