FAST TRACK FIRMS -- Sailing Against the Wind

Fort Dearborn

Niles, IL

2003 Ranking: 38

Most Recent Fiscal Year Sales: $185M

Previous Fiscal Year Sales: $155M

Predominantly A package printer, Fort Dearborn produces shrink sleeves, pressure-sensitive labels, rollfed, stack labels and paper/synthetic cut labels. According to Gwen Chapdelaine, director of marketing communications, Fort Dearborn's current and short-term investments are focused on increasing flexographic, roto-gravure and digital printing capabilities to support increased customer demand for shrink sleeve labels and high-end, pressure-sensitive labels.