From the Editor: State of the States
“Senate Bill 5931, that was passed in June 2011 also had a section in it that required that up to six DES activities, including bulk printing, be considered competitively for outsourcing,” reports Devis. “This process will occur during this calendar year, and we are uncertain of the outcome.”
In other states the story is different. In Tennessee, a plan to consolidate Printing and Media Services with the data center and move into a new facility has been put on hold, reports Director Tammy Golden. Meanwhile, some of her staff are worried about losing their positions due to a state law that allows employees from other divisions to bump them out if their own divisions experience reductions. Still, the in-plant is moving ahead, and just added a Xerox 1000 with clear dry ink capabilities.
- Companies:
- C.P. Bourg Inc.
- Xerox Corp.
- People:
- Jean-Luc Devis
- Tammy Golden
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.
