Paper M&A

Still, Tim Bride, the manager of printing services for Northwest Airlines, in St. Paul, Minn., isn't so sure.

"It's hard for us to see any benefit for us. There may be for a larger operation. Any time you lose a manufacturer in the marketplace, you lose competition. I don't think that can be of benefit for us," Bride explains, though he admits his $4 million operation has not noticed any impact from consolidation as of yet.