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National News and Education
Commercial Screen Printing Payroll
Rising US Wages
Rethink PTO
Hybrid Printing
USPS: Seeking Equilibrium
Monkeypox
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GLGA Association News
GEAs Top Winners
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Member News
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JR Dimensional Wins Best of Show at the 2022 Graphics Excellence Awards Celebrations |
Congratulations to JR Dimensional, Milwaukee, WI, for winning the Best of Show award in the 2022 Graphics Excellence Awards competition. They took the top honors out of the more than 400 entries for their piece Cramer-Krasselt Taycan Book and Sleeve FF in the Booklets (4 or more colors) category. The award was presented at the GEA Celebrations on May 25, 2022.
For a complete list of top winners, please click here. The next edition of Graphics Journal magazine will be our annual special edition with a closer look at each of the top winners. Pictures from the Milwaukee and Addison Celebrations will be posted soon.
It's never too soon to start collecting your best works for the 2023 Graphics Excellence Awards Competition! Watch for the Call for Entries, coming January 2023.
Congratulations to all winners in the 2022 Graphics Excellence Awards!
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National News and Education |
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Commercial Screen Printing Annual Payroll—2010–2019 |
In 2010, US establishments in NAICS 323113 had an annual payroll of $1.8 billion. Payrolls were generally unaffected by the Great Recession and rose over the course of the 2010s, at least on a current dollar basis, finishing out the decade at $2.3 billion in 2019. However adjusting for inflation, payrolls declined by -10 percent over the course of the decade. In macro news: Q1 GDP revised down. Read more in this analysis on WhatTheyThink.com. |
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Rising US Wages Support Spending in April as Inflation Slows: Govt |
American wages continued to rise in April, supporting an ongoing increase in consumption in the face of an inflation wave that nonetheless shows signs of waning, according to government data released Friday. Read more on Industry Week.com. |
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Why It’s Time to Rethink Paid Leave |
Companies that offer flexibility options with their accrued PTO will demonstrate that they’re prioritizing employees’ specific needs and concerns, which will help them retain staff, improve morale and culture, build loyalty and fill open roles. Read more on TLNT.com. |
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Streamlining and Optimizing Operations with Hybrid Printing |
Packaging Impressions talked with early adopters of hybrid printing technologies to get their insights on the technology and how best to leverage it for today’s challenging business environment. Read more in this article, which includes an interview with GLGA member Mark Turk of International Label and Printing, Elk Grove Village, IL. |
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USPS: Seeking Equilibrium |
The USPS has to restore financial balance. PMG Louis DeJoy is determined to do that which, in principle, is reasonable; it’s how he plans to do it that’s put him at odds with those he wants to pay for it. Read more in this blog by MailersHub.com. |
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Monkeypox—Do Employers Need to Worry? |
Several cases of monkeypox has now been found in the United States. We do not yet know whether employers will need to worry about monkeypox in the context of their workforces and workplace, but it may be wise to be informed. Read more by GLGA member Ogletree Deakins. |
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VIDEO - Sales Vault's Tip of the Week
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Productivity, Pursuit, and CANVA: Working in a bubble as many of us do, we sometimes ask, “What are others thinking? Am I unique in my sales challenges?” If these issues are your issues, why not join the conversation? Read and see more. |
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Golf. Networking. Food. Fun!
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Come to the 2022 State Golf Outings – our most popular networking events! Register online or contact Sharon Flick at (262) 201-4730 or [email protected].
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Indiana – June 15, 2022, Plum Creek Golf Club, Carmel, IN - IN TWO WEEKS!
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Illinois – Ninth Annual Chicagoland Printers Scholarship Golf Outing, July 20, 2022, White Pines Golf Club, Bensenville, IL, co-hosted by GLGA and GCG
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Wisconsin – August 10, 2022, Lake Ripley Golf Club, Cambridge, WI
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Upcoming FREE Member Webinar: |
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Have some news to share? We want to hear about member company achievements, activities and anything else that's new at your business. Press releases, photos, company e-newsletters, and links to social media posts and blogs welcome! Send your news to Sharon Flick.
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Making a Way for Higher Education – Walsworth Scholarship Program |
Posted on their website blog by Walsworth, Ripon, WI:
This year, Walsworth is commemorating its First 85 Years of excellence by celebrating “85 Ways” Walsworth locations and employees give back to their communities. Our first Walsworth scholarship recipient, John Kelley, shared his story of how Walsworth’s scholarship program affected his education and career. Read more. |
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“Brand Meets World” In So Many Ways: Branded Merchandise Is LCP’s Newest Offering |
Posted on their website blog by LCP, Waukegan, IL:
LCP has partnered with Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) to gain access to thousands of suppliers of branded merchandise for a $17+ billion dollar industry. Read more. |
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Morales Group Senior Outreach Manager on 2022 Staffing Industry Analysts DE&I Influencer List |
Morales Group Senior Outreach Manager Cynthia Hobbs is one of 47 honorees recognized in this international list for her outstanding work in diversity, equity and inclusion in her community and network of outreach organizations. Read more. |
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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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