Ripon Printers: A Midwestern Delight

Lyke began due diligence in August of 2011, and talks with Sells ownership became serious last December. The deal closed in late March and, thus far, Ripon's chief exec still finds himself in the honeymoon phase.

"A catalog (Sells) printed digitally on its iGen4 won Best of Show in 2009 at the Wisconsin printing awards," Lyke points out. "So, their printing quality has always been tops and their customer relationships are tremendous."