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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.

GLGA Association News

Excellence Awards Celebrations

2026 GEAs Best of Show

State Golf Outings

2026 Wage and Benefit Survey

GLGA Academy

National News and Education

Flexible Packaging Update

Graphic Arts Employment

Defending Mail 'Greenness'

Member News

swissQprint

Book Automation

Branded by Woods

Suttle-Straus



LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR ILLINOIS!

TONIGHT!


Indianapolis Celebration: Tuesday, June 2

Eagle Creek Golf Club, Indianapolis, IN


THURSDAY!


Chicagoland Celebration : Thursday, June 4

White Pines Golf Club and Banquets, Bensenville, IL




Fey Printing Wins Graphics Excellence Awards Best of Show

GLGA revealed the first group of top winners of the 2026 Graphics Excellence Awards at the Milwaukee Excellence Awards Celebration held on May 27, 2026.


First Runner-Up was awarded to American Printing Company. Walsworth-Ripon took Best of Wisconsin honors, and Suttle-Straus won the Wisconsin People's Choice vote.


Stay tuned - more announcements coming tonight in Indianapolis and on June 4 in Bensenville...

Photos from the Wisconsin Celebration are now available 
for viewing and downloading from our online photo album.

National News and Education

Flexible Packaging Updates: 5 Things to Know


Check the innovative, sustainable pulse of this high-efficiency format through five curated posts. From Packaging Digest.

Graphic Arts Employment in April Down Overall—Substantially Among Non-Production


While production employment was up 0.6 percent, non-production employment was down by 2.5 percent —basically the reverse of what we saw in March. From WhatTheyThink.

Defending the “Greenness” of Mail


The article challenges the myth that digital communication is automatically the greener choice. From Two Sites North America.

GLGA Association News

2026 Golf Outings: Indiana Is Today!

- Illinois Is Nearly Sold Out - Wisconsin Has a New Date and New Location


Fun, food, prizes and camaraderie! Don’t miss the 2026 state golf outings – our most popular networking events of the year. Hope you can join us! If you have any questions about these events, please contact Sharon Flick.

TODAY!

Indiana Golf Outing

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Eagle Creek Golf Club, Indianapolis, IN

We're teeing off at 1 pm Eastern!


Illinois Printers Scholarship Golf Outing

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

White Pines Golf Club, Bensenville, IL

** NEW DATE ** NEW LOCATION **

Wisconsin State Golf Outing

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Western Lakes Golf Club, Pewaukee, WI

Your Help Is Needed - Participate in the 2026 Wage and Benefit Survey


Participating in the 2026 GLGA Wage and Benefits Survey will help you gain invaluable insights to stay competitive in your local labor marketplace. With data representing more than 15,000 employees across 400 firms, the survey remains the industry’s largest and most in-depth compensation benchmarking tool.


Your data is kept confidential. GLGA members receive a complimentary report ($1,000 value) for submitting a completed survey. The final report includes both regional and state data, and will be available Fall 2026. 


Click here to participate in the survey.


If you have any questions, please contact Joe Lyman.

GLGA Academy Featured Course of the Week - FREE for GLGA Members

CAREER AND WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

Preflighting 101

GLGA's Print Academy has more than 235 different lessons and quizzes on all things print-related and business skills to help those in the industry be more efficient, effective and successful.


Editor's note: You will need a user name to the GLGA website to view. GLGA members, register for yours by clicking here. 

Membership News

swissQprint Opens New Facility to Support Growth in North America

Press release from swissQprint, Elgin, IL ( soon to be West Dundee, IL).

Meccanotecnica Completes the Digital Book Finishing Flow with Lyra at Book Your Future 2026

Posted on their website by Book Automation.

Big Things Are Happening Soon at Branded by Woods! 🚀

Posted on LinkedIn by Branded by Woods, Holland, IN.

Suttle-Straus' University of Wisconsin Volleyball Concourse Project Celebrates Athletes

Posted on LinkedIn by Suttle-Straus, Waunakee, 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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