Fast-track Firms — Movin’ On Up

Pilcher learned of the company in 1998, when he was brokering printing firms. “Freeport Press wasn’t financially strong enough to put on the market, so I put together a deal to purchase it myself,” he explains. Pilcher re-established credit with the bank and relationships with vendors, negotiated new and extended terms, began upgrading equipment, and worked to rebuild the image and direction of the company, using both strong financial and legal counsel.