Fast-Track Firms -- On the Move

AS AN economically unstable 2008 gives way to a poten- tially more tumultuous 2009, printers from the Sunshine State to Washington State are tightening their belts, digging in and preparing for the worst. Even the firms that forged through the mess and found success, including those named as 2008 Fast-Track Firms, are hoping for a better new year. According to current Printing Impressions 400 revenues data (which mostly reflects companies’ 2007 campaigns), the sales statistics speak volumes about the current state of the printing industry. Here’s a sobering fact: More than 100 printing companies reported decreased revenues in 2007 vs. 2006, with their change rates registering as high as -34 percent. That’s fully one-quarter of the Top 400 incurring sales losses.