Hurricane Katrina — After the Storm

Saved by Consolidation

Adversity builds character. Necessity is the mother of invention. And, “Consolidation is the new face of the printing industry in New Orleans.”

So says Tim Levy, vice president of New Orleans-based Pel Hughes Printing. When asked how Katrina impacted the printing industry in the Big Easy, Levy answers in one word: Consolidation. He acknowledges that a lot of printers closed their doors, others had no doors to close (their businesses had turned to rubble) and still others joined forces to survive.