Steering Out Of The Merge

Even though the merger went through three years ago, Hurt still considers cost-cutting to be his top priority.

"The budget is the biggest challenge," he says. "We always have to do more with less."

Hurt says the merger allowed him to reassign several staff positions. Additionally, he says he's been able to trim off some excess cost by waiting until the leases on the in-plant's copiers are up, and then buying them outright in lieu of renewing the agreement. To that end, the shop has just picked up three new Lanier 5705s.