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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 business. Currents is published every Tuesday.

National News and Education

Paper/Pkg Shipments

Halfway Home

USPS Shipping Changes

Compensable Travel Time

TikTok for Printers

PaperSpecs Quick Tip

GLGA Association News

Last Golf Outing

Upcoming Webinars

GLGA Academy

Member News

Graphco

BAG MAKERS

Big Systems

World Arts Printing

Colordyne Technologies

National News and Education

Total U.S. Packaging Papers and Specialty Packaging Shipments Increased 2 Percent in June 2026

The American Forest & Paper Association reports that total packaging papers and specialty packaging shipments were up 6 percent when compared to the same 6 months of 2025. From PaperAge.

Halfway Home: Fixing Profit Leaks, Complacency, and Slow Decisions

In the second half of the year, you have an opportunity to right the ship and make the changes necessary to have a successful year. By Mike Philie of The Philie Group.

How USPS Shippers Can Navigate Changes to Pricing, Parcel Measurements

Customers have ways to mitigate cost pressures that may stem from dimensional reporting tweaks and sub-pound rate changes that started July 12. From Supply Chain Dive.

DOL Issues Two Detailed Opinion Letters on Compensable Commute and Travel Time

The U.S. Department of Labor issued two companion opinion letters addressing when an employee’s commute and pre-shift activities count as compensable “hours worked” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. From GLGA member Ogletree Deakins.

Does TikTok Work for Printers?

What would a printer’s TikTok posts look like? We look at three printers who are actively creating and posting content. Commentary - featuring GLGA member Schumann Printers of Fall River, WI - by Heidi Tolliver-Walker on WhatTheyThink.

PaperSpecs Quick Tip: 3 Ways to Afford Edge Finishing

Nothing makes a book, invitation or business card grab the recipient’s attention quite like a nice colored edge. What many don’t know is that there is a different edge-finishing technique for every budget. By Sabine Lenz of PaperSpecs.

GLGA Association News

Last Golf Outing of the Year Is Coming Up in Three Weeks!

We're getting ready for a fantastic time on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at the Wisconsin State Golf Outing's new club in Pewaukee, WI!

Line up your teammates and register for your spot today - hurry, only a handful of spaces are left.

Are you a single golfer? You are needed - other singles are looking to team up with you.

Want to be a sponsor? There are some limited sponsorship opportunities remaining. Contact Joe Lyman by Friday, August 7.

Upcoming Webinars - FREE for GLGA Members

Thursday, August 6 - August 2026 Marketing Brief – Print as the Anti‑Algorithm: How Physical Graphics Fight AI‑Generated Sameness

Wednesday, August 12 - August 2026 Talent Report – Remodeling Benefits

Thursday, August 13 - August 2026 Company Culture Brief – Listening Before They Leave: Creating Safe Channels for Honest Feedback

Membership News

Graphco: Fifty Years. Countless Partnerships. One Incredible Journey.

Posted on LinkedIn by Graphco.

BAG MAKERS Named To 2026 PPAI 100 List

Posted on their website by BAG MAKERS, Union, IL.

Something Big is Coming to Big Systems - the Showcase Event is September 17

Posted on LinkedIn by Big Systems, Menomonee Falls, WI.

🎉 World Arts Printing: We've Started Something New... TOUR GIVEAWAYS! 🎉

Posted on LinkedIn by World Arts Printing, Spencer, IN.

Colordyne Technologies and DJM Announce Strategic Partnership for North America

Press release from Colordyne Technologies, Brookfield, WI.

About Us

The Great Lakes Graphics Association is the trade association dedicated to representing the graphics manufacturing industry throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin through education, promotion, and public affairs. It represents approximately 13 percent of the total graphics manufacturing market in the United States with its three-state region, accounting for combined annual shipments of nearly $19 billion. Founded in 1886, GLGA is celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2026 and continues to be the oldest print and graphics manufacturing trade association in North America. 

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