Wisconsin Printers — Printing Capital of the USA

We have some explaining to do. Sure, why not Illinois, which plays home to Darth Donnelley and the Windy City? Well, that seemed too much of an advantage. Chicago’s “assimilators” actually tore away two of Wisconsin’s enduring print institutions—Banta Corp. (ranked eighth on the PI 400) and Perry Judd’s (ranked 32nd)—in building its annual sales past the $10 billion mark. And Chicago is one of the nation’s three largest cities.