PRINTERS' PASTIMES -- Outside the Lines

Now known as Mercury Print Productions, the company has since grown into a reputable, high-end sheetfed offset printer, occupying a 72,000-square-foot facility, and employing more than 190 people with an active client list of over 450 customers locally and abroad.

Place, now president of Mercury Print Productions, has an unusual interest outside of the work environment. He has amassed an extensive collection of antique toys and signs. According to Place, he has another family member to thank for this hobby.