WEB OFFSET REPORT -- Looking to Offset Losses

Keene: With the economy as it is, it's not difficult to get people to fill spots. What is still difficult is attracting bright, young students into the printing industry as a career. We need to reach out to the entrepreneurial and management types.

Quadracci: We, as individual printers and as an industry, need to address the need for skilled labor. Printing is becoming increasingly technical. Long ago, Quad/Graphics made the commitment to train the next generation of printers through on-the-job and in-classroom education sponsored by the company. One program—called "Operators-in-Training"—is a comprehensive two-year training course, designed to immerse participants in print production.