State Of the Industry Update, Q2 2022: The Economic Impact of Supply Chain Disruption with Inflation and What Can be Done to Prepare for a Downturn

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, printers have been fighting an uphill battle when it comes to their supply chain and rising costs. As the first quarter 2022 State of the Industry Update showed, the unknown week to week and future availability for materials, substrates and consumables coupled with increasing costs has made a significant impact on…

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Oh Look, More Commanders Merchandise With Washington State On It

There’s an ongoing joke that the Washington Commanders don’t even play in Washington, D.C. They practice in Virginia and play in Maryland. But, those locations are at least a little closer to D.C. than the state of Washington. This weekend, as the NFL season kicked off, one reporter on the ground at FedEx field noticed…

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The Possibility of a UPS Strike Looms Over 2023

UPS workers are demanding higher pay for tough working conditions, leading up to a contract negotiation next spring before the existing one is set to expire, creating the threat of a strike. A UPS strike isn’t without precedent: UPS workers organized a nationwide strike in August of 1997, culminating in $780 million in losses for…

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