Business Management - Industry Trends
Kodak has entered in an agreement with New York State to supply isopropyl alcohol (IPA) to aid in the production of “NYS Clean” hand sanitizer for use in New York. Kodak has begun delivering tanker loads of IPA from its Eastman Business Park facility in Rochester, N.Y.
Calling the word “in-plant” confusing and “too hard to spell,” the entire print industry has come together to prohibit the word from ever being used again. The name they chose to replace it is shocking.
Across the country, printers are stepping up to produce items needed to protect local health workers threatened by the coronavirus pandemic.
SGIA, NAPCO Media, and Printing Industries of America and its affiliates have joined forces to launch a COVID-19 Resource Channel, dedicated to providing the printing and graphic communications industry with up-to-the-minute news and resources on COVID-19 and how to navigate the latest information about the pandemic.
Sitma Machinery Founder Aris Ballestrazzi passed away on March 19, 2020 in Italy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ballestrazzi founded Sitma in 1965, and has been with the company throughout its 55 years of operation.
In a global survey of more than 1,000 customers, Heidelberg identified four key areas that sum up the challenges in the print industry.
The printing industry wants to have a drupa again in Düsseldorf, Germany, one that retains its image, its radiance and its global standing, points out drupa director Sabine Geldermann.
As in-plants adapt to a world in the grip of a pandemic, managers are changing the way they do business. Some have come up with new rules to govern how they handle packages and interact with customers.
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PIA has called upon Congress to take legislative action to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by creating a federal emergency program to provide compensation for COVID-19-related employee leave. The formal request was proposed by PIA along with dozens of other industry trade associations.