Business Management - Industry Trends

HP Graphics Print Providers Support the Health and Well-Being of Local Communities
May 7, 2020 at 3:03 pm

HP, together with its global network of PSPs, continue to innovate printing applications to help medical teams, businesses, and the public adapt in the ongoing effort to combat COVID-19. Efforts include personalized protective gear, thank you cards to frontline workers, sealed delivery boxes, and more.

Industry Advisor Raymond J. Prince Passes Away
May 6, 2020 at 10:37 am

Raymond J. Prince was a 61-year industry veteran, consultant, and advisor who dedicated his career to helping printing companies to improve in the areas of productivity and quality with the bottom-line objective of increasing their profitability. Ray passed away on May 1, 2020.

With Campuses Closed, Few Print Jobs for Higher-Ed In-plants
May 6, 2020 at 10:30 am

College campuses around the world are shut down due to COVID-19. Students are finishing their courses online. As a result, print work has dried up for most higher-ed in-plants. The materials they would normally be printing for spring activities, including graduation, are no longer needed. Still, some have found opportunities to stay busy.

How Congressional Response to COVID-19 Impacts Printers
May 1, 2020 at 10:11 am

In the view of government affairs expert for the printing industry Lisbeth Lyons, the work that Congress must do to stimulate recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is off to a solid start – but is nowhere near close to completion.

Graduation Yard Signs Bringing Business to University In-plants
May 1, 2020 at 9:56 am

The cancellation of graduation ceremonies has created an opportunity for college and university in-plants, like Middle Tennessee State University: the printing of personalized yard signs announcing the graduation of individual students.

State Printers Gather Online to Discuss Challenges
April 29, 2020 at 8:44 am

State government in-plants have not slowed down a bit during the COVID-19 crisis. Some have stepped into new areas of responsibility to help battle the virus. This came to light in a recent video conference call that brought together eight state printers.

How the Government's Legislative Response to COVID-19 Impacts the Printing Industry
April 24, 2020 at 11:14 am

Lisbeth Lyons, VP of Government & External Affairs at Printing Industries of America, discusses the legislative response in Washington to the pandemic that benefits the printing industry, including SBA assistance such as the Paycheck Protection Program; why the U.S. Postal Service deserves more financial relief as an essential service; and new programs that will likely be implemented at various stages of the U.S. recovery. 

Setting Up Your Home Office
April 24, 2020 at 10:27 am

Working from home may be new to some people and, while remaining safe from the virus is the goal, safety from another perspective is important as you need to set up a workspace that is ergonomically sound. Ergonomics is the application of psychological and physiological principles to the design of products or systems.