Nationwide Execs Manage Premier Print

"I've heard a lot of veteran industry people saying that this is the most competitive environment they've ever seen, and the longest (recession) they've ever seen," notes Norton. "Our challenge is to make this into a homogenous company that will prosper in a challenging economy."

Premier Print Holdings' current roster consists of nine companies: Argus Press, Niles, IL; B&M Printing, Memphis, TN; Harperprints, Henderson, NC; Jones Printing, Chattanooga, TN; McQuiddy Printing, Nashville, TN; Saint Clair Press, Indianapolis; Thomasson Printing, Carrollton, GA; Woods Lithographics, Phoenix; and Sutherland Printing, with plants in Montezuma, IA, Ozark, MO, and Springdale, AR.