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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

USPS Fiscal Crisis

Printing Establishments

Let’s Fix the Misalignment Packaging & Sustainability

Internal Leader Development

Social Media Engagement

PaperSpecs Quick Tip

GLGA Association News

GLGA/PCC Golf Social

Your Weekly Calendar

GLGA Academy

Member News

Arandell

Service Printing Corporation

Branded by Woods

MCD / Schumann Printers

National News and Education

The US Postal Service's Fiscal Crisis

When universal service outlives its financing model. Analysis by the Brookings Institution.

Related: USPS Could Run 'Out of Cash in 12 Months,' Postmaster General Says

Printing Establishments—2010–2023

According to the latest edition of County Business Patterns, in 2023 there were 22,301 establishments in NAICS 323 (Printing and Related Support Activities), a decline of 23 percent since 2010. From WhatTheyThink. 

Let’s Fix the Misalignment Between Packaging and Sustainability

To drive meaningful progress in sustainable packaging, we’ve got to find out what’s really wrong first, then align packaging with reality. From Packaging Digest.

Why Leadership Development Is Becoming the Cornerstone of Organizational Strategy

One theme is coming into sharp focus: Employers are shifting their energy inward. By our HR partner MRA.

Editor's note: Click here for info about your membership benefits through our partnership with MRA.

Instagram, LinkedIn and Threads Engagement Declined in 2025

Users who have noticed a dip in their social media performance metrics over the past year are not imagining things. From SocialMediaToday.

PaperSpecs Quick Tips: Design Secrets - How to Add Foil to Any Color!

Whether your project has a limited print run or a larger one, there’s a simple way to create any metallic color combination you can imagine using one of two foiling techniques. How? Thought you’d never ask! By Sabine Lenz of PaperSpecs. 

GLGA Association News

Let's Connect at the Indoor Golf Social!

GLGA is pleased to announce our first joint social with the Milwaukee Postal Customer Council. Join us on Wednesday, April 22, at Tap In Golf Simulators and Sports Bar in Waukesha, WI, for a fun night of networking as you experience world-renowned golf courses to work on your game.

Enjoy networking with those in the industry, some good food, and an open atmosphere. Pub food and time on the simulators are included. Registration is now open!

Sponsorships are available; for more information, contact Joe Lyman at (262) 522-2212 or via email.

Membership News

Arandell Hosts Press Check for Frances Valentine

Posted on LinkedIn by Arandell, Menomonee Falls, WI.

A Little Cut/Crease/Fold Action on Service Printing Corporation's Duplo 746

Posted on LinkedIn by Service Printing Corporation, Huntley, IL.

Branded by Woods' Project Feature: Visit Dubois County

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

MCD Welcomes Schumann Printers for Tour

Posted on LinkedIn by Schumann Printers, Fall River, WI, with MCD, Madison, 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 is celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2026 and continues to be the oldest print trade association in North America. 

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