From the Editor: Urban Slowdown
Leigh Chalkley, of the City of Costa Mesa, Calif., saw the downturn as a chance to promote the in-plant’s strengths: “We approached this as a challenge,” Chalkley wrote, “and an opportunity to showcase some of our recent accomplishments,” such as online job submission.
Several managers noted that, in tough times, providing excellent service is more important than ever. Richard Showers, in-plant supervisor for the City of Longmont, Colo., summed it up best: “Eliminating the print shop would not benefit this organization. Does that mean we are safe? Never! We must always provide excellent services and continue to grow and meet the ever-changing needs of our environment.”
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.
