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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

Wage and Benefit Survey

Font Licensing Notices

AI in Packaging

Tour Can Boost Profit

Sales Tip of the Week

Video Quick Tip

GLGA Association News

Golf Outings

Upcoming Briefs

GLGA Print Academy

Member News

Royle Printing

Darwill

Ewing Printing

Lindner & Marsack

Participate in the 2025 Wage + Benefits Survey and Receive the Report FREE

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. Participating GLGA members receive a free copy of the published report (a $1000 value). Read more and gain access on the GLGA website.

Font Shock: What Printers Need to Know About New Licensing Notices

A growing number of commercial printers, in-plant shops, marketing agencies, and brand service providers have reached out with the same urgent concern: surprise notices from Monotype regarding font licensing. By Pat McGrew of McGrewGroup, Inc.

AI in Packaging: 4 Key Areas of Impact

How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing packaging compliance for production lines, operational efficiency, and artwork creation — for those who manage the risks. From Packaging Digest.

Printers: How a Simple Tour Can Boost Your Bottom Line

Whether your business is small, medium, or large, customers need a physical place to get a true sense of who you are – they want and need to see the building blocks of a productive work environment. By GLGA member Debbie Nicholson of Think-to-INK! on American Printer.

Short Attention Span Sales Tip of the Week: Get Better, Sell More

One of the things I’ve always admired about top sales people is their thirst and quest for improvement. By Bill Farquharson on the Sales Vault.

Next State Golf Outing Just Three Weeks Away

Fun, food, prizes and camaraderie! Don’t miss the 2025 state golf outings – our most popular networking events of the year.

• Illinois Printers Scholarship Golf Outing - Wednesday, July 16, White Pines Golf Club & Banquets, Bensenville, IL. ALMOST SOLD OUT. If you are a single golfer, we have a couple of teams looking for you.

• Wisconsin State Golf Outing - Wednesday, August 13, Lake Ripley Golf Club, Cambridge, WI.

Upcoming Briefs - FREE for GLGA Members: 

• Thursday, July 3: July 2025 Marketing Brief - Print Sells Print: Creative Ways to Market Your Solutions
• Wednesday, July 9: July 2025 Talent Report - Legal and Compliance Issues
• Thursday, July 10: July 2025 Company Culture Brief - Fresh Perspectives Cultivating a Culture of New Ideas

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.

Royle Printing's Big Move: Sunday 1 Has a New Home!

Posted on LinkedIn by Royle Printing, Sun Prairie, WI.

Meet the Furry Stars of Darwill

Posted on LinkedIn by Darwill, Hillside, IL.

Ewing Printing: New VanGoes Are Ready to Roll

Posted on Facebook by Ewing Printing Company, Vincennes, IN.

Lindner & Marsack, S.C., Welcomes Luis Padilla, Jr. to Its Labor and Employment Practice

Posted on their website by Lindner & Marsack, Milwaukee, 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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