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National News and Education
USPS 2023
Graphic Arts Employment
Legal Insights for Manufacturing
Proposed Ban on Non-Competes
Fine Tune Your Benefit Plan
2023 IRS Standard Mileage Rates
Sales Tip of the Week
Video - Cardboard Sessions
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GLGA Association News
GEAs
FREE Member Webinars
IL Puttshack MIXer
Women in Print Sponsorship
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Member News
Pulver Packaging/LPI
Priority Press
Kodak
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Announcing the 2023 Graphics Excellence Awards Competition! |
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The Great Lakes Graphics Association proudly invites you to participate in the 2023 Graphics Excellence Awards! This annual competition honors superb craftsmanship in the design, creation and production of top-quality printed material.
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Entries must have been printed in Illinois, Indiana or Wisconsin between January 1, 2022, and March 1, 2023. For more info or questions, please contact Debra Warner at (414) 213-8329 or via email at [email protected]. |
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Take YOUR place among the very best - what will YOU win??! |
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National News and Education |
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The State of the United States Postal Service in 2023 |
After the end of its fiscal year, the United States Postal Service (USPS) reports its results to Congress. Given the impact that the USPS’s performance has on many segments of the printing market, it is worth noting what is said. Read more by Jim Hamilton of Keypoint Intelligence on the website of our sister regional printing industry association Graphic Media Alliance. |
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Graphic Arts Employment Essentially Flat in November |
In November 2022, all printing employment was up +0.1 percent from October. Production employment was up +0.7 percent and non-production employment was down -1.2 percent. Read more in this data analysis on WhatTheyThink.com. |
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Legal Insights for Manufacturing: Outlook for 2023 |
Our downloadable report, “Legal Insights for Manufacturing,” explores how the legal and regulatory framework is evolving—and will evolve—to address the large generational shifts taking place. Broadly, these changes will potentially create risk in the following areas during 2023. Read more and download the report by GLGA member Husch Blackwell. |
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FTC Proposing Expansive Ban on Non-Compete Agreements |
On January 5, 2023, the FTC released a proposed rule that would prohibit all non-compete agreements – except for those entered into between buyers and sellers of a business. If approved, the proposed rule would supersede any state law, regulation or order which is inconsistent with the FTC’s regulation. Read more by GLGA member Lindner & Marsack. |
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Fine Tune Your Employee Benefit Plan |
Consider some of these changes as 2022 comes to a close, including new contribution limits, DEI considerations, and how to take advantage of an economic downturn. Read more and download the "2022 Employee Benefit Plan Updates" Report by GLGA member CliftonLarsonAllen. |
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IRS Issues Standard Mileage Rates for 2023 |
As of January 1, 2023, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car is 65.5 cents per mile driven for business use, up 3 cents from the midyear increase setting the rate for the second half of 2022. Read more by the Internal Revenue Service. |
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Sales Tip of the Week - You Want to Be Known For This |
Yeah, yeah, yeah. We all need a brand. But while it is important to be known as being creative and resourceful, Bill Farquharson has a brand that’s more important and far easier to achieve. It’s the subject of this week’s Short Attention Span Sales Tip. Read or see more.
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VIDEO - Cardboard Sessions #10 |
Welcome to Cardboard Sessions, a jam format music series that brings musicians together to play cardboard instruments built and designed by the creators of Cardboard Chaos. What do alt, indie, punk and hardcore rock have in common? J Mascis, American musical magician, singer, guitarist, and all-around one-man band extraordinaire, showcases all of his savvy skills playing not one but all three cardboard creations. Read and see more. |
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Upcoming FREE Member Webinars |
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Get Ready to Tee Off at the Illinois Winter Networking MIXer |
Break the winter blahs – join us on Wednesday, March 16, 2023, at Puttshack in Oak Brook, IL, for networking, food and games. We’ll enjoy exclusive use of our own area to enjoy Puttshack’s upscale, tech-infused mini golf experience. Click here to read more and to register. |
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Help Us Celebrate Women in Print - Sponsor the 2023 Women in Print Leadership Awards |
We are gearing up for the 2023 Women in Print Leadership Awards. This program recognizes the contributions of women in the Midwest print, graphic arts, finishing and print packaging community as well as those women who support the print industry in a vendor or supplier capacity. Watch for the call for nominations coming in March.
Sponsors are critical to the success of the Women in Print Leadership Awards. A big thank you to these four companies that have already stepped forward to support this year's awards. A limited number of additional sponsorship opportunities are available; please contact Debra Warner for more information. |
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THANK YOU TO OUR CURRENT SPONSORS: |
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Have some news to share? We want to hear about member company achievements, activities and anything else that's new at your business. Press releases, photos, company e-newsletters, and links to social media posts and blogs welcome! Send your news to Sharon Flick.
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See more news about and featuring GLGA members posted
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S. Walter Packaging Group Acquires Pulver Packaging; Pulver to Become Part of LPI |
S. Walter Packaging Group (SWPG) has announced an agreement to acquire Elk Grove, IL-based Pulver Packaging, one of the premier manufacturers of folding cartons and paperboard packaging. The Pulver Packaging operations will remain in Elk Grove, IL, and will become part of LPI, a Milwaukee, WI-based division of SWPG. Read more. |
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Priority Press Shares Shirley Engraving's Place in History |
Today, Shirley Engraving has become a fully-integrated part of Priority Press. It’s just the latest step in a journey that has taken this iconic company from the Roaring Twenties to the White House of the 21st century and beyond. Read more. |
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Kodak’s Inkjet Press Portfolio Provides More Options for A Successful Transition to Digital |
Posted on their website blog by Kodak:
Kodak recently introduced the KODAK PROSPER 7000 Turbo Press. This new addition has expanded the company’s portfolio of high-speed inkjet web presses for an almost infinite range of commercial applications. Read more. |
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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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