Our preliminary Fall Print Business Survey results are in and our Business Conditions Index dropped slightly from 2021. Last year marked a rebound from the plummeting conditions in 2020, and 2022 likely represents a move toward stability. Read more in this analysis by WhatTheyThink.com

Businesses and holding companies operating as Wisconsin LLCs should pay very close attention to these changes. In many instances, particularly for multi-member and multi-class LLCs, amendments to those entities’ operating agreements are likely warranted. Read more by GLGA member Husch Blackwell.

This time of year is when the Postal Service does its best to convince commercial mailers and ratepayers that it’s ready to handle the holiday surge. There are two reasons for a little confidence this year. There also are two areas where confidence isn’t as well-founded. Read more in this analysis on MailersHub.com.

Despite an ongoing, tight labor market, employers might not be fully utilizing the pool of talent comprised of military veterans. Employers that thoughtfully formulate and implement a strategic approach to hiring and employing veterans may be able to achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Read more by GLGA member Ogletree Deakins.

How to find and persuade under-represented people — including today’s youth! — that packaging engineering and production careers can help them achieve their dreams. Read more on PackagingDigest.com.

While you’re not going to get any crazy, brain-reading, far-off forecasts of a distant future here, what you will get is some solid, realistic and viable potential changes coming your way over the next year. Read more on SocialMediaToday.com.

This story of collaboration features GLGA member Fey Printing, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, and shares how to successfully match ink to a neon paper color across 15 substrates. Read and see more.

'Tis the season to enjoy some holiday spirit and network with your industry colleagues! Don't miss out - register for your spot today.

Thursday, December 1, 2022

The Speakeasy at the Des Plaines Theater, Des Plaines, IL

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

The District Tap Northside, Indianapolis, IN

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Great Lakes Distillery, Milwaukee, WI

Female industry professionals, join us on Friday, December 2, at SCS Engineers in Madison, WI, for our next Women in Print networking lunch. Meet and network with other women in the Wisconsin printing industry, enjoy lunch, and meet our special guest speaker, Cheryl Moran of SCS Engineers. Women at all stages of their careers and from all corners of the printing plant as well as women who work in roles that support the print industry are welcome. Don’t wait to register – limited space available!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our first-ever state Chili Cook Off networking events. Photos from all three events are now available on our online photo album round-up webpage. Click here for links to the albums, and download your favorites.

Special thanks to Larry Zabinski of Zabinski Photography for taking pictures at the Illinois Cook Off!

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

As a leading print and mailing provider, Fineline’s SOC 2 Type II report demonstrates our continued commitment to business operations and procedures that are at the highest level of security, trust, and transparency. Read more.

Posted on their website blog by Kingery Printing Company, Effingham, IL:

The 4th quarter of 2022 will see an expanded press room and bindery department for Kingery Printing as we are set to install a new web press and perfect binder. These two acquisitions will not only expand our capacity, and provide additional production efficiencies, but they will also shorten our overall turnaround times. Read more.

Worzalla, Stevens Point, WI, is celebrating the release of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde. This is the 17th book from the #1 internationally bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy Kid by author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. Worzalla has been the domestic manufacturing headquarters of the popular series since the first book. Read more.