From the Editor: Urban Slowdown
As I pondered municipal cutbacks like these, I couldn’t help thinking about the in-plants serving the nation’s cities. Were any of them in danger of being shut down in the name of trimming costs?
To find out, I e-mailed a number of city in-plants, from California to Maine. I was pleased to learn that none of the dozen who responded have been targeted for closure or experienced staff cuts. But most have been asked to review existing budgets and hold off on non-essential spending. Many are not able to fill vacancies or create new positions.
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
