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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 offices will be closed Friday, July 3, to observe the Independence Day holiday. We will reopen on Monday, July 6.

Wishing you a Happy 250th!

National News and Education

Corrugated Growth

Lessons from Recalls

The Bad Penny Returns

New Love Paper Website

Keys to Social Media Mktg

Sales Tip of the Week

GLGA Association News

State Golf Outings

2026 Wage and Benefit Survey

Upcoming Webinars

GLGA Academy

Member News

Fineline Printing Group

American Printing Company

Blooming Color

Tecnau

National News and Education

Why Connected Production Lines Will Define the Next Stage of Corrugated Growth

Speed on the pressroom floor is still an important factor, but real performance improvements are being driven by smoother workflows, better data, and faster decision-making. By Keypoint Intelligence on WhatTheyThink.

4 Lessons from Recent FDA Recalls for Packaging Teams

Spring 2026 FDA actions reveal patterns in packaging compliance failures that cost brands millions. Learn what the failures reveal, and how to improve compliance. From Packaging Digest.

The Bad Penny Returns

How one serial offender tried to rise again - and why our clients didn't fall for it. A credit warning from GLGA member Printing Industry Credit Bureau.

Two Sides North America Launches Redesigned Love Paper Website, Inviting Everyone to Discover, Create, and Fall in Love with Paper

The updated website is a celebration of paper’s past, its present, and the countless ways it shows up in everyday life. From Two Sides.

Seven Keys to Making Your Social Media Marketing More Effective

Printing companies post on social media every day. Some posts are effective. Others simply add to the noise. By Dr. Ralph Williams of Middle Tennessee State University.

Just Do It…Any of It

Do you take an "All or nothing" approach to prospecting? Learn the value of what's in between those two extremes in Bill Farquharson's Short Attention Span Sales Tip. From the Sales Vault.

GLGA Association News

2026 Golf Outings: Illinois Is In Two Weeks!

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.

Illinois Printers Scholarship Golf Outing

SOLD OUT!

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

White Pines Golf Club, Bensenville, IL

Golfing spots are sold out. To add your name to the waiting list, please contact Sharon Flick.

You may still register online for lunch-only and dinner-only tickets. 



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** NEW DATE ** NEW COURSE ** YOUR FAVORITE TRADITIONS!

Wisconsin State Golf Outing

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Western Lakes Golf Club, Pewaukee, WI

Your traditional favorites – the putting contest, hole flag prizes and raffle prize table – are making the move with us to Western Lakes. And, we are excited about some fun new additions to the day, including FOUR hole-in-one prize holes,

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! Participate in the 2026 Wage and Benefit Survey and Get a Free Copy of the Report

Benchmark What Matters Most

From compensation planning to employee retention, industry-specific data helps you make more informed workforce decisions.

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. For questions, please contact Joe Lyman.

Deadline to complete the survey is Friday, July 17.

Upcoming Webinars - FREE for GLGA Members

Thursday, July 2: July 2026 Marketing Brief – Proving Print Works: Simple Ways Printers Can Track and Sell the ROI of Print in a Digital-First World

Wednesday, July 8: July 2026 Talent Report – AI’s Second Wave: From Awareness to Strategy

Thursday, July 9: July 2026 Company Culture Brief -Designing Career Pathways That Fit the Individual, Not Just the Role

Membership News

Fineline Printing Group's Leadership Spotlight: Chris Dean, Production Supervisor

Posted on LinkedIn by Fineline Printing Group, Indianapolis, IN.

American Printing Company: Summer Is Landing in Mailboxes Now!

Posted on LinkedIn by American Printing Company, Madison, WI.

Blooming Color: Partnership Powers Possibility. 🙌🏽 Full Stop. 

Posted on LinkedIn by Blooming Color, Lombard, IL.

Tecnau to Participate in Hunkeler Innovationdays 2027

Posted on their website by Tecnau.

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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