Illinois Printers — Competition’s Fierce

“There’s a definitive work ethic here that is pretty conducive to the printing industry,” notes Adam LeFebvre, president of Specialty Printing in Des Plaines. “But the [skilled] labor force is hard to find, especially in the press operator arena. It’s probably one of the biggest challenges in the industry today beyond the pricing issue. As people leave the industry and older workers retire, we’re competing with a lot of other industries over pay scale.”