Free speech? San Francisco was forced to reconsider its Yellow Pages ban after a federal court struck down a similar law in Seattle.
San Francisco’s law banning the delivery of Yellow Pages is being sent to the trash can after a federal court ruled that a similar law enacted in Seattle violated First Amendment protections.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
Domtar Investing $30M to Convert Mill
Domtar investing $30M to re-purpose its Marlboro mill toward carbonless base papers as part of supply agreement with Appleton: Domtar Corporation today announced plans to re-purpose its facility in Bennettsville, Marlboro County to align with shifting market demands in the paper industry. The company plans to invest $30 million in the plant over the next year as part of a previously announced long-term supply agreement with Appleton Papers Inc. ("Appleton") of Appleton, Wisconsin.
Boise Cascade Reports Q3 Sales Up
Boise Cascade Reports 22% Increase in Q3 Sales: BOISE, Idaho - Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C. (Boise Cascade or Company) announced third quarter 2012 net income of $23.5 million and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $36.8 million. Year-to-date net income and EBITDA results of $40.2 million and $79.6 million, respectively, reflect a significant improvement over a net loss of $32.6 million and EBITDA of $8.9 million reported in the first nine months of 2011. Sales in third quarter 2012 were $764.6
Weyerhaeuser Reports Q3 Financials
Union Protests Sappi Offer
“We're out here today on an informational picket, bringing the issues out to the pubic and the community,” Local 11-63 President Brady Nelson said.
Retiree benefits were the issue at hand for the workers. Nelson said workers rejected Sappi's offer earlier this month.
“The proposal would have split our local right down the middle. They were proposing to take some retiree benefits away from our members that had less than 15 years of service by the end of this year,” Nelson said.
Flambeau River Owes Loan Payments
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has released the names of Flambeau River Papers and Flambeau River Biofuels as owing the largest share in past due loans. Both
companies are headed by politically connected North Woods businessman William
"Butch" Johnson.
Since 2006, the
two companies have received about $16 million in grants and loans from state
taxpayers..WEDC says those
two Flambeau River companies together owe a total of $4 million.
Robb Report Launches Home & Style
http://www.minonline.com/news/21368.html
Magazines continue to follow the money and shoot for the high end in their new launches. Luxury magazine Robb Report is spinning out a new title in the shelter category. Well, to be frank, calling these houses “shelter” is a laughable understatement. The bi-monthly Home & Style title will focus on homes, style, decoration, home products, furnishing at some of the most exclusive locations and the most expensive districts.
Magazines continue to follow the money and shoot for the high end in their new launches. Luxury magazine Robb Report is spinning out a new title in the shelter category. Well, to be frank, calling these houses “shelter” is a laughable understatement. The bi-monthly Home & Style title will focus on homes, style, decoration, home products, furnishing at some of the most exclusive locations and the most expensive districts.
Harper's Relaunches Website
“This redesign is overdue, we realize—a delay not in keeping with what was once a fairly distinguished digital reputation,” associate editor Jeremy Keehn wrote in a blog post last week. “Harper’s was one of the first magazines to build a website, way back in 1996.”
The Walking Dead, The Official Magazine
This 100-page issue features an inside look at the TV show, comics and everything in-between.
Condé Nast, Bonnier, NYT Ready for Microsoft Tablet
Rodale's Best Life Returns
Best Life Returns: Tanned, Rested Digitally Enhanced: Three years after folding (or putting on 'hiatus') its men’s lifestyle title, Rodale brings Best Life back to newsstands this week. Scheduled to stay at retail for the coming quarter, Best Life revives much of the content mix that made it a favorite among many affluent male readers for years: celebrity, style, high end goodies.
Deluxe Reports Growth in Q3
Deluxe Reports 7% Revenue Growth in Q3 2012: Revenue grows 7%: exceeds high end of outlookDiluted EPS of $0.81 grows 14%; adjusted EPS of $0.85 grows 9% - both exceed high end of outlookRaises full-year revenue and EPS outlookDeclares regular quarterly dividend.
Technology Review Relaunches
Technology Review Relaunches With Digital Focus: Technology Review has relaunched itself as MIT Technology Review, completing a digital-first transformation worthy of its cutting-edge namesake.
USPS Offers 6 Money-Saving Promotions
U.S. Postal Service to Offer Six Money-Saving Mailing Promotions in 2013: To help marketers prepare earlier for upcoming mail promotions, the U.S. Postal Service for the first time is publishing a yearly promotions calendar. The “2013 Mailing Services Promotions Calendar” will include six promotions designed to generate continued interest in the various uses and benefits of mobile barcodes in direct mail, as well as provide opportunities for marketers to be more successful with traditional integrated marketing campaigns.
Pearson and Bertelsmann in Talks
Pearson and Bertelsmann in Talks to Combine Random House and Penguin: Pearson, the British media conglomerate, said Thursday that it was in talks to combine its Penguin publishing house with Random House, owned by Bertelsmann of Germany. The combination would create a division with greater scale that could compete in a rapidly evolving eBook market.
Valassis Reports Q3 Results
Valassis’ Cost Cutting Spikes Its Net Earning as Revenues Fall: Valassis announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012. Revenues totaled $523.8 million, compared to $528.4 million in the prior year quarter. Its net earnings were $36.7 million, an.an increase of 33.5 percent from $27.5 million in 2011.
U.S. Businesses More Optimistic
Sage study shows U.S. businesses more optimistic than global counterparts: U.S. business owners are less optimistic about the economy than they were six months ago, but they are more optimistic about their own businesses' prospects over the next six months than their global counterparts, according to a survey by software company Sage North America.
Focus On Media’s ‘Great Realignment’
Focus On Media’s ‘Great Realignment’ at the ACT III Conference: Magazine publishers from a broad cross section of the industry spent two days presenting their best practices and innovative ideas for an era of transition during the third annual ACT III conference at the University of Mississippi.
Folio: People On The Move
People On The Move | 10.25.12:
Sports Illustrated has promoted Chris Stone to managing editor. Stone was previously assistant managing editor for the magazine.
Paul Fichtenbaum has been named editor at Time Inc. Sports Group. Fichtenbaum was serving as managing editor at SI.com.
Jennifer Levene Bruno is now publisher and chief revenue officer at Town & Country. Levene was previously publisher and chief revenue officer at VERANDA.
Bloomberg Buisnessweek has tapped Janet Paskin as its assistant managing editor and editor of Businessweek.com. Paskin joins the company from The Wall Street Journal, where she was a digital editor.
Sports Illustrated has promoted Chris Stone to managing editor. Stone was previously assistant managing editor for the magazine.
Paul Fichtenbaum has been named editor at Time Inc. Sports Group. Fichtenbaum was serving as managing editor at SI.com.
Jennifer Levene Bruno is now publisher and chief revenue officer at Town & Country. Levene was previously publisher and chief revenue officer at VERANDA.
Bloomberg Buisnessweek has tapped Janet Paskin as its assistant managing editor and editor of Businessweek.com. Paskin joins the company from The Wall Street Journal, where she was a digital editor.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Marubeni, Oji & JK Paper in Joint Venture
As already
announced, we ("Oji") had incorporated an Indian subsidiary Oji India
Packaging Pvt Ltd ("Oji India Packaging"), effective June 20, 2012,
for the purpose of starting Corrugated Container Business in India. We are
pleased to announce that the Business Plan for Oji India Packaging has recently
been approved.
It has now been
decided to conduct the business under a Joint Venture to be formed by Oji, JK
Paper Ltd. ("JK"), who is a leading manufacturer of pulp and paper in
India, and Marubeni Corporation in Japan. Three parties have executed a Joint
Venture Agreement effective today.
UPM Reports Q3 Finances
SUMMARY - UPM INTERIM REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2012: UPM'S Cash flow continued to be strong in Q3 in challenging operating environment.
•Earnings per share excluding special items were EUR 0.15 (0.19), and reported EUR 0.06 (-0.21)
•EBITDA was EUR 305 million, 11.8% of sales (331 million, 12.7% of sales)
•EBITDA was affected by temporary production disruptions in Pulp
•Net debt decreased by EUR 246 million to EUR 3,139 million
•Earnings per share excluding special items were EUR 0.15 (0.19), and reported EUR 0.06 (-0.21)
•EBITDA was EUR 305 million, 11.8% of sales (331 million, 12.7% of sales)
•EBITDA was affected by temporary production disruptions in Pulp
•Net debt decreased by EUR 246 million to EUR 3,139 million
International Paper Reports Q3 Earnings
International Paper 3Q 2012 results: operating profit down 6% from year ago to $539 million:
International Paper today reported third quarter 2012 net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders totaling $223 million , compared with net earnings of $118 million in the second quarter of 2012 and $468 million in the third quarter of 2011.
International Paper today reported third quarter 2012 net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders totaling $223 million , compared with net earnings of $118 million in the second quarter of 2012 and $468 million in the third quarter of 2011.
Domtar Reports Q3 Financial Results
Domtar posts net earnings of $66 million in Q3, 2012:
Domtar is reporting net earnings of $66 million for its third quarter of 2012 on sales of $1.4 billion.
These results can be compared to net earnings of $59 million for the second quarter of 2012 and net earnings of $117 for the third quarter of 2011.
Domtar is reporting net earnings of $66 million for its third quarter of 2012 on sales of $1.4 billion.
These results can be compared to net earnings of $59 million for the second quarter of 2012 and net earnings of $117 for the third quarter of 2011.
IP and Grupo Orsa Form Joint Venture
International Paper and Grupo Orsa to Form Joint Venture: IP to Expand Global Corrugated Packaging Platform In BrazilMEMPHIS, Tenn., - International Paper and Brazilian corrugated packaging producer Jari Celulose, Embalagens e Papel S/A, a Grupo Orsa company, have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture which will support IP's strategy of growing its global packaging presence and better serving its global customer base.
West Fraser, Domtar Increase Pulp Price
West Fraser announced that its North American list price for northern bleached
softwood kraft (NSBK) will increase $20/tonne, effective November 1 until
further notice.
Domtar has
informed North American customers that its northern bleached softwood kraft
(NBSK) and southern bleached softwood kraft (SBSK) market pulp prices will
increase $20/tonne, effective November 1 until further notice.
Forbes Launches New Campaign
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/185898/forbes-launches-new-tagline-brand-campaign.html
Forbes is launching a
new brand advertising campaign this month -- its first in five years.
The
print and online campaign will feature mini-profiles of entrepreneurs recently
featured on Forbes covers who “exemplify what it takes to be truly
successful today.” The campaign also introduces a new positioning tagline for
the 95-year-old publication -- “Change The World” -- that will appear across
Forbes’ print and digital properties.
Meredith Reports Ad Revenues Up 12%
Total company advertising revenues climbed 12% to $207 million, with local media (its TV-related businesses) up 26% to $87.2 million. It had 7% advertising gains from its national media group (its print and magazine-based brands) to $132.6 million.
Overall magazine businesses grew 3% to $267 million. While magazines did see rising advertising revenue, it was the result of acquisitions. Without those new revenues, total advertising revenues declined 9%.
Power of Print in a Digital Age
Today’s presentations began with a Rebecca Darwin, President and CEO of Garden & Gun magazine, who started out by quipping “I feel like I’m at an AA Meeting: ‘I’m Rebecca and I believe in print." Darwin was followed by a bevy of fascinating presentations.
7 Reasons to Rethink Print
The evolution
of the internet doesn’t kill off these channels… it makes us look at them
differently because they are used differently by consumers.
We are
releasing our third annual content marketing study next week. Among the
findings, the usage of EVERY channel is flat or up. After years of seeing the
usage of print magazines on the downside, we saw no change year-over-year.
2. Its focus on customer retention:
3. There are no audience development costs:
4. What’s old is new again:
5. Customers still need to know what questions to ask
6. Print still excites people
7. Print lets people unplug
Newsweek’s CEO: Digital Transition
Newsweek’s Rob Gregory on Its Digital Transition:
Here, FOLIO: catches up with Rob Gregory, president of the Newsweek-Daily Beast Company, to get some insight on the decision to ditch print and what the brand will look like going forward.
Here, FOLIO: catches up with Rob Gregory, president of the Newsweek-Daily Beast Company, to get some insight on the decision to ditch print and what the brand will look like going forward.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
US Questions Canadian Port Hawk Aid at WTO
USA questions Canada at WTO meeting over aid given to Port Hawkesbury Paper:
The USA told a World Trade Organization (WTO) subsidies committee this week that it is concerned that China, India, and Canada are paying illegal subsidies that distort trade.
At question for Canada is the $162 million in aid Nova Scotia has given to Port Hawkesbury Paper.
The EU is also concerned about this aid and is asking for more information.
A Canadian official told the meeting that Canada was already working with the provincial authorities to answer U.S. questions and had started a dialogue with the United States which the EU was welcome to join.
The USA told a World Trade Organization (WTO) subsidies committee this week that it is concerned that China, India, and Canada are paying illegal subsidies that distort trade.
At question for Canada is the $162 million in aid Nova Scotia has given to Port Hawkesbury Paper.
The EU is also concerned about this aid and is asking for more information.
A Canadian official told the meeting that Canada was already working with the provincial authorities to answer U.S. questions and had started a dialogue with the United States which the EU was welcome to join.
Port Hawkesbury Agreement with 2 Sawmills
Port Hawkesbury Paper signs new service agreement with 2 local sawmills:
M.R. MacDonald Holdings Ltd. of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, has signed a new service agreement with Port Hawkesbury Paper.
The deal will see hardwood logs from the Port Hawkesbury Paper mill be exchanged for chips and softwood from M.R. MacDonald Holdings’s mill.
M.R. MacDonald Holdings Ltd. of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, has signed a new service agreement with Port Hawkesbury Paper.
The deal will see hardwood logs from the Port Hawkesbury Paper mill be exchanged for chips and softwood from M.R. MacDonald Holdings’s mill.
Stora Enso Announces Restructuring Plans
Stora Enso plans profitability improvement actions across all Business Areas: Stora Enso plans restructuring of its operations through the permanent shutdown of paper machine 1 at Hylte Mill in Sweden and the permanent closure of the corrugated packaging plant at Ruovesi in Finland. In addition, Stora Enso plans efficiency improvements at several other mills. The profitability improvement actions are planned to reduce annual costs by EUR 36 million and reduce the number of employees by approximately 520 altogether. Stora Enso will record a restructuring provision and a fixed asset and working capital write-down as non-recurring items totalling approximately EUR 42 million related to the restructuring plans in the fourth quarter 2012 operating profit.
FutureMark Names VP Sales & Marketing
JD Irving: 7 Day Maintenance Shut Down
http://www.jdirving.com/article.aspx?id=3656
Over 1,200 trades people with 45 contractor companies, in addition to the
340 mill employees, will be on the job this week at Irving Pulp & Paper in
Saint John. It’s part of a week-long, world-class maintenance and
refurbishment shutdown that happens every 18 months. The $10-million
maintenance work ensures the mill is as productive and efficient as
possible.
IP Agrees to Pay FDIC $42 Million
http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203630604578074753866411758.html
The Federal
Deposit Insurance Corp. is about to receive a $42 million legal settlement that
will rank among the agency's largest recoveries in the financial crisis—from a
paper company that played no role in the bank failure that spurred the lawsuit.
International
Paper Co. has agreed to pay the FDIC to settle a year-old lawsuit stemming from
the 2009 collapse of Guaranty Financial Group, an Austin, Texas, company that
ranks as the fifth-biggest U.S. bank failure. As part of the agreement, the
failed bank's creditors will get an added $38 million, bringing the total
settlement to $80 million.
Georgia Co. Accused of Dumping Chinese Paper
A paper supply
company formerly located in Gwinnett County, Georgia is accused of flooding the U.S.
with cheap Chinese paper and dodging more than $20 million in duties.
Apego Inc. was
operating out of Lilburn in May 2006 when the U.S. Department of Commerce began
investigating whether Chinese paper manufacturers were dumping their products
in the American market.
Study: P & P Mills and Water Availability
New study of water issues at mills around the world
Since water has become an increasingly important strategic issue in the pulp and paper industry, potentially affecting the ability of a large number of the world’s mills to operate at capacity, Fisher International conducted a study of the topic and has published its findings in a study titled “The 2012 Global PPI Water Benchmark Report.”
The report is intended to help environmental managers understand how water issues are affecting pulp and paper mills around the world as they benchmark their own positions and evaluate their policies.
Since water has become an increasingly important strategic issue in the pulp and paper industry, potentially affecting the ability of a large number of the world’s mills to operate at capacity, Fisher International conducted a study of the topic and has published its findings in a study titled “The 2012 Global PPI Water Benchmark Report.”
The report is intended to help environmental managers understand how water issues are affecting pulp and paper mills around the world as they benchmark their own positions and evaluate their policies.
AF&PA Releases Boxboard Report
AF&PA Releases September 2012 Boxboard Report: The American Forest & Paper Association has released its September 2012 U.S. Paperboard Report. Total boxboard production decreased by 2.1 percent compared to September 2011 and decreased 6.9 percent from last month. Unbleached Kraft Boxboard production increased over the same month last year but decreased compared to last month. Total Solid Bleached Boxboard & Liner production decreased compared to September 2011 and decreased compared to last month.
idoodle Launches Jamie Magazine
Software Company Launches Jamie Magazine:
Software development company idoodle is entering into the North American consumer media space with the launch of Jamie Magazine, and is looking to have its first-and-only title be fully mobilized from the onset.
Software development company idoodle is entering into the North American consumer media space with the launch of Jamie Magazine, and is looking to have its first-and-only title be fully mobilized from the onset.
Meredith's New Venue: Video
Meredith Breaks Into Celebrity Content With Video Partnership:
With reports showing that more than 100 million Americans watch online video content on an average day, it’s no surprise that Meredith is expanding its offerings in this space. The company has formed a strategic partnership with the digital entertainment network CelebTV to feature daily, original HD videos on Meredith’s Divine Caroline website beginning this week.
With reports showing that more than 100 million Americans watch online video content on an average day, it’s no surprise that Meredith is expanding its offerings in this space. The company has formed a strategic partnership with the digital entertainment network CelebTV to feature daily, original HD videos on Meredith’s Divine Caroline website beginning this week.
Fresh Start for Eating Well
US News & World to USNews Digital Model
http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/after-newsweek-us-news-offers-different-model-144731
While the
pundits ponder the future of a
digital-only Newsweek [1], U.S. News & World Report
offers a different lesson for magazine publishing.
U.S. News went all-digital two
years ago [2] as part of a years-long process of deemphasizing print
in favor of online rankings at USNews.com [3] of colleges, hospitals and
other institutions.
The experiment
paid off this year: U.S. News has gone from unsustainable weekly to a
profitable business with 15.1 million monthly unique visitors, executives there
said.
Wired Magazine Increases Rate Base
BC Offering Online Text Books
Canadians Still Turn to Newspapers
Some of the findings:
40% of Canadians say they always consult daily a regular newscast on a TV station for either evening or late broadcast for their daily news fill.
23% of Canadians say they always consult daily a daily newspaper that they would normally pay for or subscribe to for their daily news fill.
Business Publishers Cautious on Mobile
Biz Publishing Sector Cautious About Mobile: A recent study of business publishers finds that 19% of their total audiences access their content via mobile devices, yet only 5% of their digital revenue is generated through mobile.
Consumers Interact With Digital Magazine Ads
Consumers Are Interacting With Digital Magazine Ads: More than half of consumers who read a magazine advertisement on their tablet or e-reader interacted with the ad, according to new research from GfK MRI Starch Digital.
Nielsen: Global Ad Spending Up 2.7%
Nielsen: Global Spending On Ad Spend On the Rise: Nielsen's quarterly Global AdView Pulse finds global ad spending is on the rise. Nielsen’s analysis finds overall advertising investment to be up 2.7% in the first half of 2012 -- with gains in the areas of internet (+7.2%), radio (+6.6%), TV (+3.1%) and newspapers (1.6%). The only major media to see an ad spend decline was magazines (-1.3%).
WhatTheyThink Webinar: HIgh-Speed Inkjet
Learn How Commercial Print Providers Take Advantage of Inkjet in Free WhatTheyThink Webinar: Cutting-Edge Print Operations Share Their InsightsLexington; WhatTheyThink announces the opportunity for industry professionals to benefit from a free educational Webinar. Making the Transition to High-Speed Inkjet will be led by WhatTheyThink Senior Analyst Richard Romano. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 7th, 2012, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM EST.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Stora Enso Reports Q3 Results
Paper maker Stora Enso in $104 million Q3 profit:
Nordic paper maker Stora Enso Oyj has reported a third-quarter net profit of 80 million but says it will slash 520 jobs to save 36 million annually.
The company had a net loss of (EURO)50 million in the same period last year, when it recorded a nonrecurring cost of (EURO)193 million. Revenue in July through September fell slightly to (EURO)2.69 billion from (EURO)2.74 million in the same period in 2011.
Nordic paper maker Stora Enso Oyj has reported a third-quarter net profit of 80 million but says it will slash 520 jobs to save 36 million annually.
The company had a net loss of (EURO)50 million in the same period last year, when it recorded a nonrecurring cost of (EURO)193 million. Revenue in July through September fell slightly to (EURO)2.69 billion from (EURO)2.74 million in the same period in 2011.
MeadWestvaco Reports Q3 Results
MeadWestvaco 3Q profit falls more than 56 percent:
MeadWestvaco Corp.'s third-quarter profit fell more than 56 percent from a year ago as the packaging company spun off its consumer and office products business in May.
The Richmond, Va., company on Tuesday reported earnings of $51 million, or 28 cents per share for the three months that ended Sept. 30. That's down from $117 million, or 67 cents per share, a year ago. Adjusted for restructuring charges and income from discontinued operations, MeadWestvaco earned $67 million, or 39 cents per share, matching analyst expectations.
MeadWestvaco Corp.'s third-quarter profit fell more than 56 percent from a year ago as the packaging company spun off its consumer and office products business in May.
The Richmond, Va., company on Tuesday reported earnings of $51 million, or 28 cents per share for the three months that ended Sept. 30. That's down from $117 million, or 67 cents per share, a year ago. Adjusted for restructuring charges and income from discontinued operations, MeadWestvaco earned $67 million, or 39 cents per share, matching analyst expectations.
Resolute Reaches Agreement with Catawba Unions
The two United
Steelworkers locals at a southeastern York County mill have reached a new
agreement with Resolute Forest Products that should result in no immediate
forced layoffs at the plant, union officials say.
Mike Godfrey,
president of production union at the Catawba plant, said members
"overwhelmingly" adopted the new agreement Tuesday.
Verso Pays City of Sartell
The city of
Sartell has received full reimbursement from Verso Paper Corp. for its response
to a Memorial Day fire.
Today the city
received a check for about $398,000 to cover the fire response. There were 92
agencies from across the state that responded to the fire and 68 of those
submitted invoices for repayment.
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