American Printing — Fast-track Firm

American Printing is, by its own definition, a small national printer. But if the venerable Birmingham, AL-based shop can follow through on its game plan, that will change drastically.

Growth has been a key for the sheetfed offset, half-web and digital print provider. When current owner Robert "Bo" Stanford acquired the company in 1992 from a venture capital group, American Printing boasted just 18 employees and annual sales under $1.8 million.