Monday, June 7th, 2010
Everything in life is a work in progress, including the reformation of labor practices at expo centers. Legislation overhauling work rules at McCormick Place is sweeping, but don’t expect implementation all at once. An FAQ about the reforms from the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau puts it diplomatically: “The next 18 months ...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 10th, 2010
Legislation overhauling the management, work rules, and cost structures at Chicago’s McCormick Place convention center promises a new deal for Graph Expo 2010 and other trade shows whose owners lobbied for changes there. The Chicago news media reported the passage of the legislation in the Illinois House and Senate last week. ...Sunday, April 18th, 2010
In the press assembly area of the HP Indigo plant in Kiryat Gat, Israel. HP partially raised the curtain on its presence at Ipex with the “Commercial VIP event” that it hosted last week at the headquarters of its Indigo digital press division in Rehovot, Israel. An international group of customers, ...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 ...Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
A Xeikon 8000 digital press in operation at the world headquarters of Punch Graphics in Belgium. Seeking a higher profile for Xeikon digital presses and its other print market technologies, Punch Graphix today opened the doors of its international headquarters in Liel, Belgium, to a contingent of more than 70 print ...Monday, March 8th, 2010
Today’s briefings continued with a presentation by Kodak, which operates a technical center nearby the conference site. John O’Grady, Kodak’s managing director for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, spoke of the company’s comprehensive portfolio of solutions, both digital and analog, for the printing, publishing, and packaging markets. Chris Payne, director ...
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