Ennis Inc.

ALEXANDRIA, VA—February 28, 2008FOCUS trade shows, hosted by the Print Services & Distribution Association (PSDA), will bring a new level of education to regional print distributors at they tour the country. Rick Farrell, one of the industry’s leading print sales motivators and professional sales coach, will lead the events’ in-depth presentation “How to Sell into Vertical Markets”. Farrell has over 25 years of professional sales and business development experience. His out of the box approach will demonstrate creative tactics print sales professionals can adopt to get in the door and start a business relationship with print buyers across a range of vertical markets.

WIDENING OF the wage disparity between the ranks of top executives and workers has been getting some play in this presidential election season. So how does the take-home pay of the top printers stack up? Printing Impressions’ 18th annual executive compensation report highlights the earnings of principal officers at the largest publicly held printing companies. There was a significant shake-up of the list this year. Several top executives—and companies—dropped from the ranks as a result of the major merger/acquisition activity in 2007. Other companies had personnel changes at the top, and a few repeat executives saw their compensation totals dramatically impacted by the lack

The 2012 Printing Impressions 400 list of the largest printing companies in the United States and Canada as ranked by annual sales.

Merrill Corp. Staying Private NEW YORK—It looks like financial printing specialist Merrill Corp. isn’t going public again after all. At least not in the foreseeable future. Merrill withdrew its Initial Public Offering (IPO) registration statement, reported the Associated Press. Citing Merrill’s Securities and Exchange Commission filing, it said the printer’s change of heart was due to “adverse market conditions.” Tapella Named Public Printer WASHINGTON, DC—Robert Tapella has been confirmed as the nation’s 25th Public Printer by President Bush. Tapella will oversee more than 2,200 employees at the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Tapella has been instrumental in the GPO’s transformation into a profitable digital printing operation

MIDLOTHIAN, TX—Business forms printer Ennis Inc. has acquired certain assets of Phoenix-based B&D Litho as well as some assets and related real estate of Skyline Business Forms of Denver. The B&D Litho deal does not include B&D Litho California of Ontario, CA.The combined sales of the purchased operations were $25 million during the most recent…

MIDLOTHIAN, TX—Ennis is pleased to announce that it is listed among Forbes “200 Best Small Companies” for the fifth consecutive year. Ennis ranked 93rd on this year’s highly reputable list, moving up eighty seven places from the previous year’s ranking of 180. The list, found in the October 30, 2006 issue of Forbes, is comprised of publicly traded companies with $5 million to $750 million in sales for the previous year. All companies appearing on the list must meet Forbes magazine’s stringent criterion, which requires them to be profitable, earning a minimum of 5% net margin and have a five-year average return on equity of

MIDLOTHIAN, TX—Business forms specialist Ennis Inc. has completed the acquisition of Block Graphics of Denver for approximately $14.6 million in cash for its stock. Block Graphics was owned by an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) formed 10 years ago to acquire the company from original owner Bill Block.While all locations will continue to produce products…

Grafikom Acquires Speedfast TORONTO—Grafikom LP, a network of companies formerly under the Quebecor World umbrella, has swung its first independent deal since being established last November with the acquisition of Speedfast Color Press. Privately held Speedfast Color Press, a general commercial printer and mailer, has two facilities in Edmonton, Alberta. The deal enhances Grafikom’s holdings in Edmonton, which includes grafikom.Jasper. Mike Steiner, formerly the owner and operator of Speedfast Color Press, will serve as president for the Edmonton operations. Vertis Obtains USA Direct BALTIMORE—Vertis has struck a deal to bring USA Direct, of York, PA, into the fold. USA Direct provides design, printing, personalization and inserting

MIDLOTHIAN, TX—Business forms specialist Ennis Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire virtually all the assets of Portland, OR-based Block Graphics. The deal, which includes facilities in suburban Denver and two in California, Paso Robles and Sun City, augments Ennis’ short-run print platform and adds envelope production.According to Ennis, many of the Block…

Sheridan Shutters Capital City BERLIN, VT—Capital City Press' operations here are being discontinued by its parent company, The Sheridan Group, resulting in the loss of approximately 150 jobs. The printing of scientific, technical and medical journals, along with book printing, will be consolidated into other locations within the company. Much of the work will be handled by The Sheridan Press in Hanover, PA. Capital City employs 200 workers, and 45 of them—which comprise the Publications Services division—will reportedly be offered employment by Dartmouth Journal Services, another company in The Sheridan Group chain. FedEx Kinko's Opens Center DALLAS—FedEx Kinko's has taken the wraps off of its World