ACROSS the nation

OHIO
NEW WASHINGTON—Facing growing competition in its offset printing services, Herald Printing is using a Kodak NexPress 2500 digital production press to bring in additional revenue streams and separate itself from other printers in the market.

TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE—M. Lee Smith Publishers and Parris Printing have reached a tentative agreement on a long-term partnership which included the purchase of M. Lee Smith Publishers’ printing division. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. With the agreement, Parris Printing will have approximately 98 full-time employees with 2007 projected annual sales in excess of $14 million.