CUNNINGHAM GRAPHICS -- Public Service

"Many of these shops have good employees, but in some respects they are limited because they work within a graphic arts department at an investment banking firm, for example," Cunningham says.

When Cunningham Graphics shuts down an in-plant, it gives the in-plant's employees an opportunity to grow. "We're making job offers to 85 percent of the employees," Needle says, "and approximately 65 to 80 percent will accept."