Harbor Paper to Restart in April

http://www.harborpaper.com/

Harbor Paper said it will restart its uncoated freesheet paper mill in Hoquiam, WA, the week of April 15.

The mill was reported to be idled in February during a management change. The company said it entered into a partnership with AT Clayton, a Marubeni company, that includes pulp supply from the Marubeni Peace River mill in Alberta The Hoquiam mill is shown with capacity of roughly 125,000 to 150,000 tons/yr on two machines. The mill had reopened in September 2012 after closing in May 2011.

Marubeni, Nippon JV: AMCEL of Brazil

http://www.nipponpapergroup.com/e/news/news13032901.html

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (President: Yoshio Haga) today converted AMCEL of Brazil (refer to Note 1), a joint venture company with Marubeni Corporation (President and CEO: Teruo Asada) for tree-planting, timber production and export operations, into its wholly owned subsidiary. At the same time, Nippon Paper Industries transferred all the shares it had held in WAPRES (refer to Note 2), a joint venture with Marubeni in Australia, to Marubeni.

Port Hawkesbury Claims Full WTO Compliance

http://www.westlinnpaper.com/mills/press-details/13-03-29/Port_Hawkesbury_Paper_in_full_compliance_with_WTO_rules.aspx

Pacific West Commercial Corporation is responding to an inquiry by the U.S. Trade Representative, to determine whether the investments into the Port Hawkesbury Paper Mill in Nova Scotia may be in contravention of the World Trade Organization's rules.

"The claims we are hearing, specifically from members of congress from Maine, regarding our investment into Port Hawkesbury Paper are completely false.   Pacific West received sound legal advice from specialized trade counsel on this transaction, and our investment is fully consistent with international trade rules" said Shawn Lewis, VP and General Counsel of Pacific West Commercial Corporation.

Rumford Settlement Motivated by NewPage Bankruptcy

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/27/business/rumford-papers-settlement-of-fraud-allegations-linked-to-parent-companys-bankruptcy

Rumford Paper Co. may have settled with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission largely because its parent company, NewPage Corp., is in the middle of bankruptcy proceedings, according to a mill spokesman and a consultant. 
FERC had accused Rumford Paper of fraudulently manipulating an energy program in 2007-08 that paid industrial electricity users to reduce energy consumption at times of high demand. It claimed the company received nearly $3 million in ill-gotten profits.

Gov. Optimistic Sold Wausau Mills Will Restart

http://wsau.com/news/articles/2013/mar/29/walker-cautiously-optimistic-on-wausau-paper-sale/

Governor Scott Walker says he's "cautiously optimistic" about the prospects about the paper operations in Rhinelander and Mosinee.

Wausau Paper announced last week the potential sale of both plants to a New York based private equity firm KPS Capital Partners.

Norske Skog Shifts PM to Coated Paper

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Norske Skogindustrier ASA, the Norwegian papermaker that hasn’t made a profit in eight years, is betting on an expansion in coated paper used for catalogues and inserts to counter a slump in newsprint and magazine demand. 
The company is converting one of its paper machines at the Boyer mill in Australia to coated paper and is also investing to expand the product range at its Saugbrugs mill in Norway in a move that could see coated paper account for as much as 25 percent of sales in the future, Norske Skog Chief Executive Officer Sven Ombudstvedt said in a phone interview on March 22.

Stracel LWC PM Converting to Packaging

http://metso.com/news/newsdocuments.nsf/web3newsdoc/BDB5D29FF4FA5B6BC2257B3C003105DE?OpenDocument&ch=ChMetsoWebEng

Metso will supply Blue Paper with a grade conversion rebuild of their paper machine at their mill site in Strasbourg, France. The target is to produce packaging materials on a paper machine that previously produced LWC, light weight coated paper, a grade that is suffering from a decline in demand. The start-up of the rebuilt machine is scheduled for the last quarter of 2013. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

Williams-Sonoma Home Mails Large Format Catalog

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/03/28/williams-sonoma-home-introduces-new-spring-2013-co/

Williams-Sonoma Home, a premier destination for high-end furnishings and home décor and a member of the Williams-Sonoma Inc. portfolio of brands (NYS: WSM) , announced today the return of its signature catalog for the Spring 2013 Collection as well as the introduction of a fresh new look for the brand. The new large format catalog will be delivered to customers' homes beginning April 2, 2013.

Northstar Travel Media Launches Marketplace

http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130401/EVENT02/304019995/northstar-travel-rolls-out-event

Northstar Travel Media's Travel Weekly is launching the Global Travel Marketplace, an appointment-only event that pairs travel industry suppliers with travel agents in one-to-one meetings.
It will debut July 24-26 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Forbes Names CMO

http://www.btobonline.com/article/20130401/MEDIABUSINESS06/304019994/forbes-taps-two-for-exec-post
Tom Davis, most recently VP-sales and marketing for Forbes Media, has been named CMO. He succeeds Jack Laschever, who has been appointed president of Forbes Conferences.
Davis, who joined Forbes Media in 2008, previously held multiple roles at IDG, including general manager of IDG's Customer Access Group and associate publisher of Network World.
Laschever had served as CMO since September 2011.

Time.com Names Managing Editor

Time.com Taps Daily Beast Vet as Managing Editor:  The end of the week has brought another change up at Time Inc. According to an internal staff announcement, Time.com’s managing editor Cathy Sharick has stepped down, with the site appointing Edward Felsenthal to succeed her.

MPA Swipe 2.0 Discussion: Hearst & Others

http://www.adweek.com/news/press/publishers-talk-tablet-strategy-mpa-swipe-20-148249

Yesterday, at the MPA-Association of Magazine Media's Swipe 2.0 conference in New York, speakers from across the publishing and tech industries gathered to show off their latest tablet products and new ways of replacing dwindling print revenue with digital innovation.

John Loughlin, evp and general manager of Hearst Magazines, took the stage to give an overview of the publisher's current tablet strategy. Loughlin declared himself "hugely bullish" on e-editions, saying that they "offer a chance to fundamentally strengthen traditional magazines."... 

The new New York magazine iPad app, which was presented at the conference, includes regularly updated content from NYmag.com's popular blogs. Forbes similarly integrated a live Web stream into its latest magazine app, which launched in January.

Road & Track Drives Lifestyle Into Magazine

http://www.adweek.com/news/press/road-track-drives-lifestyle-magazine-148263

Move over, GQ? Road & Track, the 66-year-old car magazine has gotten a serious tune-up. The Hearst Magazines title is introducing a new look, content and focus with the May issue that editor in chief Larry Webster and publisher and CRO Felix DiFilippo are hoping will set the book apart from its car-obsessed competitors and give it a men's magazine feel.

Fossil Sponsors Esquire Mini-Magazine

http://adage.com/print/240580

The April issue of Esquire includes an unusual ad buy from Fossil: a sponsored, 8-page mini-magazine about watches that's running not only in the United States edition but also in China, Hong Kong and Britain.

Advance Publications Sells Sporting News

http://allthingsd.com/20130328/conde-nast-owner-advance-hands-sporting-news-over-to-uk-video-company/

The Sporting News used to be one of America’s oldest print publications, but last year it moved to a digital-only format. And now it’s owned by a British Web video company.

Sporting News owner Advance Publications — the same folks that own Conde Nast — has folded the title into a joint venture with Perform, a London-based digital video distributor. The idea is to create a bigger U.S. presence for Perform, which already distributes sports highlights clips to some U.S. newspapers and other publications.

E-tailers 44% of Book Purchase Volume

http://www.bowker.com/en-US/aboutus/press_room/2013/pr_03182013.shtml

The rise in e-book reading in the U.S. and U.K. over the last three years has been a key driver in the market share gains of e-retailers, according to research being released this month by Bowker Market Research. In the U.S., e-retailers accounted for 44 percent of book purchases by volume in 2012, up from 25 percent in 2010. In the U.K. the rise has been somewhat less dramatic but still significant, up from 25 percent in January-November 2010, to 38 percent in the same period in 2012.

NY High Court Upholds Online Retail Tax

http://news.yahoo.com/york-high-court-upholds-states-amazon-tax-183353416--sector.html

Amazon.com Inc and other out-of-state online retailers must collect state tax on New York state customers, the state's highest court ruled on Thursday, a decision at odds with other courts that could set the stage for a showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court.

The case, combining two brought by Amazon and Overstock.com Inc, was decided by the New York State Court of Appeals by a vote of 4-1.

New York Magazine Among National Award Finalists

ASME Announces 2013 National Magazine Award Finalists:  Many of the usual suspects have topped the list as finalists. There are 62 publications nominated in 23 categories this year, with 26 magazines receiving multiple nominations. National Geographic leads the pack with seven nominations; Condé Nast’s Bon Appétit has nabbed six, as did New York magazine. GQ and The New Yorker each received five nominations, and Esquire, Harper’s Magazine, Mother Jones and Texas Monthly all received four nods each.

Quad/Graphics to Add Jobs in Oklahoma City

Quad/Graphics to Add 130 Jobs in Oklahoma City: Quad/Graphics is expanding its sprawling Oklahoma City printing facility and adding to its workforce. The Wisconsin-based company is adding a 93,800-square-foot storage area to its building at 6801 S Sunnylane Road at an estimated cost of $7 million. The company also is installing a press for magazine and catalog work.

Costco's Misconceptions About Printing

Michael Makin Takes on Costco to Refute Misconceptions About Printing: This is not an April Fool's joke. It has been brought to our attention today that the printing industry is under attack by yet another industry giant. Costco Wholesale Corp. is planning to distribute the April 2013 issue of The Costco Connection with an article titled “Good for the earth and business” by Carrie Madren. This article claims to be dedicated to green and sustainability but contains several serious misconceptions about the negative environmental impact of paper and the superior performance of electronic communication.

The Big Business of Franchise Issues

The Big Business of Franchise Issues: Magazines have long introduced and cultivated the franchise issue—where an editorial theme takes over a standard month’s edition. And whether they exist within the normal publishing schedule or stand outside of it as an extra issue, the franchise edition can grow into a rallying point for a large segment of readers and advertisers. From these issues we’ve seen the outgrowth of standalone events and a range of digital spinoffs—multiplying a franchise issue’s reach and business opportunities. Here, we examine how two in particular have become major brands in their own right: Sport’s Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue and Inc. magazine’s Inc. 500, which has since ballooned into the Inc. 5000.

Diversified Communications CEO Retiring

Hasselback Steps Down as President, CEO of Diversified Communications:  Nancy Hasselback started out as a commercial fisherman, owning and operating fishing vessels in Rhode Island and Alaska. Over the last 33 years, though, she has worked her way up the ranks of Diversified Communications, ultimately nabbing the company’s top spot as president and CEO—a job she will leave for retirement come June 28th, the company announced Monday morning. The company’s vice president of business development, Ted Wirth, will step into Hasselback’s role to become president and CEO of the Maine-based media company, which serves the seafood, food service, natural and organic, healthcare, commercial marine and business management industries through face-to-face events, publications and the Web.