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International Trade Commission Rejects Tariffs on Chinese Paper

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC), the quasi-judicial independent federal agency responsible for investigating matters of trade has determined coated free sheet paper from China, Indonesia, and Korea does not injure U.S. Industry. In a new release, the ITC states, "U.S. industry is neither materially injured nor threatened with ...

Consumers Seek Partnerships with Socially Responsible Corporations

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

An new study released by public relations firm Edelman found that consumers will switch to products that "make tomorrow’s world a better place." According to the study, "Eighty-five percent of consumers around the world are willing to change the brands they buy or their consumption habits to make tomorrow’s world ...

Simon & Schuster Launches Environmental Initiative to Increase Recycled Fiber Content

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Book publishers Simon & Schuster, Inc. has announced it will increase the recycled content of books printed and bound in the U.S. from 10% to 15%: announced today a new environmental initiative and paper policy that will dramatically increase the amount of recycled fiber in the paper used to manufacture its ...

4Over Cuts Ribbon on New Dayton Facility, Gives Company Gateway to the East

Monday, November 19th, 2007

On Thursday of last week I was honored to be invited to the official ribbon cutting of 4Over's new 105,000 square foot production facility in the Huber Heights area of Dayton. The space was previously occupied by garment tag and label manufacturer Paxar (now Avery Dennison) who closed the facility ...

Amazon Releases New Wireless Reading Device

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Amazon has debuted its Kindle e-book reader. On first glance the product features trump other systems currently on the market. The Kindle can store over 200 book titles and access newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine and Irish ...

Accepting NYU’s “Prism” Award, Hearst Magazines President Cathie Black Foresees Solid Future for Print Publishing

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

As the leader of a publishing group comprising 19 magazines with nearly 200 international editions in more than 100 countries, Cathie Black clearly believes in the durability of print. At a New York University awards ceremony in her honor last week (Nov. 14), she predicted that for the next ten ...

Quebecor World Shares Hit All-time Low

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Quebecor World shares dropped 22 percent today closing at $3.12 share. The drop came after the company announced a 750 million refinancing plan on Tuesday in which it outlined steps to: 1. offer approximately Cdn$250 million of its equity shares, consisting of a public offering of Subordinate Voting Shares in Canada ...