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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

Book Printing Establishments

Flexible Packaging

In the Post

Overtime Overturned

Quick Yes = Costly Mistake

Sales Tip of the Week

GLGA Association News

Excellence Awards Celebrations

State Golf Outings

GLGA Academy

Member News

H&H Graphics

Thysse

Tactive


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and the People Who Make it Successful!

NEXT WEEK!

Milwaukee Celebration: Wednesday, May 27

The Barley Room at Pabst, Milwaukee, WI


IN TWO WEEKS!


Indianapolis Celebration: Tuesday, June 2

Eagle Creek Golf Club, Indianapolis, IN


Chicagoland Celebration : Thursday, June 4

White Pines Golf Club and Banquets, Bensenville, IL



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National News and Education

Book Printing Establishments—2010–2023


This represents a decrease of 33 percent since 2010 — although establishments were up from 2021 to 2022. From WhatTheyThink.

Flexible Packaging Updates: 5 Things to Know


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

In the Post


The 2025 report from the USPS Office of Inspector General compares the Postal Service against 25 foreign postal operators, examining how different regulatory frameworks, business freedoms, and strategies are affecting financial sustainability. From Two Sides North America.

Overtime Overturned: A Closer Look at the DOL’s Latest Threshold Reversal


For employers, the Department of Labor's May 14 technical amendment formally restoring the pre-2024 regulatory text governing overtime exemptions under the FLSA carries immediate and practical implications. From JD Supra.

When a Quick “Yes” Becomes a Costly Mistake


The trouble is, not every “yes” makes sense for your plant, your people, or your profit. By GLGA member Debbie Nicholson of Think-to-INK! on American Printer.

OMG Someone Picked Up The Phone


Getting on the bid list of a company does not take a lot of work. Getting to speak to someone and bringing them a fresh idea requires the one element Bill Farquharson talks about in this week's Short Attention Span Sales Tip. From the Sales Vault.

GLGA Association News

First State Golf Outing Is Just Two Weeks Away!


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 for one, two or all three! If you have any questions about these events, please contact Sharon Flick.

IN TWO WEEKS!

Indiana Golf Outing

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Eagle Creek Golf Club, Indianapolis, IN

LAST CHANCE TO BE A SPONSOR!


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

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

OPERATIONS OF 
A PRINT SERVICE PROVIDER

Packaging Converters

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.


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Membership News

H&H Graphics Heat-Activated Promotions: The ROI is Baked In

Posted on their website blog by H&H Graphics, Vernon Hills, IL.

Thysse: Building the WolfPack Environment

Posted on LinkedIn by Thysse, Oregon, WI.

Project Spotlight: Tactive Keep It Real Kit

Posted on their website blog by Tactive, Indianapolis, IN.

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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