EDITOR'S notebook

The commercial printing industry is finally growing again.

Speaking to attendees at the annual Web Offset Association conference, Davis credits the 2.8 percent increase in U.S. printing shipments in 2004 and projected 3 percent increase this year to several factors, including overall economic growth for the U.S. economy, a rebound in advertising spending, the 2004 Presidential election and, till now, stable postage rates.