Recent developments in Washington DC suggest that the increasing financial deficit of the United States Postal Service may be moving toward a resolution. Last November 14, the USPS reported that it had lost another $8.8 billion in fiscal year 2019. This was the thirteenth consecutive year of losses and the Read more…
With the presidential elections quickly approaching, it is a good time to stop and think about how important paper documents are. It is becoming increasingly clear that printed paper records are, in certain situations, critical for reliability, authenticity and accessibility. For example, the CEO of Election Systems and Software Tom Read more…
The recent news that the US Justice Department was blocking the proposed acquisition of LSC Communications by Quad Graphics is a turning point for the print media business. The DOJ Antitrust Division lawsuit says “the transaction would combine the only two significant providers of magazine, catalog, and book printing services” Read more…
As of February 2019, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has stopped publishing employment figures for “printing and related support activities” as part of its monthly Current Employment Statistics reporting. According to its “Notice of Publication Changes with the Release of Data on February 1, 2019,” the bureau decided Read more…