Saturday, June 26th, 2010
From left: Jim Mikol (Leo Burnett Worldwide), David Mastervich (U.S.Postal Service), Jim Dunn (Heidelberg USA), Joanne Vinyard (The Print Council), Ben Cooper (The Print Council), Julie Higgins Schmidt (Xerox), Molly Foshay (Sappi Fine Papers Norh America). On June 24th, The Print Council brought the sixth edition of its “Print Delivers” series ...Friday, May 28th, 2010
Reform at McCormick Place is now mandated by law. Yesterday, Illinois legislators overrode an amendatory veto by Governor Pat Quinn to pass a bill that will bring major changes to the management of the exposition center—changes that the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) and other trade show producers had demanded ...Monday, May 17th, 2010
News media in Chicago are reporting that all is not smooth sailing for the enactment of legislation that would overhaul rules for exhibitors at McCormick Place. The Chicago Tribune, ABC News, and CBS News now say that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will not necessarily sign the bill, at least not in ...Friday, April 2nd, 2010
The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) joined four other trade show organizers in blasting labor costs and union work rules at Chicago’s McCormick Place exhibition center, according to a story in today’s Chicago Sun-Times. "We've gone from complaints about labor costs to anger and demand for change," Chris Price, vice president ...Monday, January 4th, 2010
WhatTheyThink has just been notified by Adobe's PR firm that the worldwide Adobe Partner Connection Print Service Provider Program will be discontinued, effective February 4, 2010, due to membership decline. Visiting the site reveals a message from Adobe: We are no longer accepting applications for the Print Service Provider program. There ...Friday, October 9th, 2009
Thanks, Frank, for putting a frank (and Frank) perspective on this whole association kerfluffle. This is the most concise statement of issues I have seen yet, and points out some of the shadier side of the whole mess, as well. I was also pleased to see Frank suggest that IPA, ...Friday, September 25th, 2009
As Print 09 was wrapping up, Michael Makin, President & CEO at Printing Industries of America sent out a memo to members about a consolidation proposal it had made to NAPL: Recently, with the full blessing of the national board of directors of Printing Industries of America, Chairman Ken Kaufman formally ...
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