Monday, January 7, 2013
RRD Names Daniel L. Knotts as COO
RR Donnelley Names Daniel L. Knotts as COO: CHICAGO, - R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company today announced that Daniel L. Knotts is being named Chief Operating Officer, succeeding John R. Paloian who is retiring after over 25 years in the industry and having served for more than five years as the company's COO. Mr. Knotts has most recently been the company's Group President, with responsibility for global sales, operations, information technology, logistics, financial services, business process outsourcing operations, strategic sourcing and Environmental, Health and Safety.
Energy Dept. Invests in Biomass/Biofuels
These projects use innovative synthetic biological and chemical techniques to convert biomass into processable sugars that can be transformed into bioproducts and drop-in biofuels for cars, trucks, and planes. The awards announced today will support projects led by collaborative teams, including universities, national laboratories and private industry.
Kruger's Corner Brook PM Running Again
Kruger employees back at work in Corner Brook after Christmas layoff:
Kruger workers who were laid off over the Christmas holidays in Corner Brook, Newfoundland returned to work today.
One of the paper machines was shut down on December 23. The 15 day shutdown reduced Corner Brook Pulp & Paper’s newsprint output by 4,000 metric tonnes.
Kruger workers who were laid off over the Christmas holidays in Corner Brook, Newfoundland returned to work today.
One of the paper machines was shut down on December 23. The 15 day shutdown reduced Corner Brook Pulp & Paper’s newsprint output by 4,000 metric tonnes.
Postmaster General Scolds Congress
Postmaster Raps Congress for Failure to Pass Bill: Hanging from a cliff, the 112th Congress ignored USPS boss Patrick Donahoe's pleas for postal reform. Now he's setting an agenda for the 113th.
Warning that the United States Postal Service is on “an unsustainable financial path,” Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe released a statement yesterday chiding the adjourned 112th Congress for failing to pass legislation that he believes will “put the organization on a stable, long-term financial footing.”
Warning that the United States Postal Service is on “an unsustainable financial path,” Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe released a statement yesterday chiding the adjourned 112th Congress for failing to pass legislation that he believes will “put the organization on a stable, long-term financial footing.”
Heidelberg Offers Carbon Offsets
Heidelberg now offers carbon neutralized for its postpress equipment: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is taking its environmental commitment to the next level. Customers can now have all postpress equipment for commercial printing supplied with carbon offsetting.
Cenveo Announces Refinancing
Cenveo Announces Refinancing:
Cenveo Corporation (the "Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cenveo, Inc., today announced that it had completed the steps necessary to refinance the remainder of its 7.875% senior subordinated notes due 2013 ("7.875% Notes").
Cenveo Corporation (the "Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cenveo, Inc., today announced that it had completed the steps necessary to refinance the remainder of its 7.875% senior subordinated notes due 2013 ("7.875% Notes").
Pinterest for Printers?
Is Pinterest Relevant to Printers? (Digital Nirvana):
Print is a visual medium, and since Pinterest appeals to visual thinkers like designers, you’d think there would some great overlap there. Yet look for a printer on Pinterest and, well, if you find one, let me know.
I can see this really working for printers. Different boards for different types of products alongside quirky boards about unusual uses for recycled paper, unorthodox employee activity, contest results for the most creative use of empty ink cans, things like that. It would be killer for dimensional mail, I would think. Especially considering the visual- and design-focused audience.
Print is a visual medium, and since Pinterest appeals to visual thinkers like designers, you’d think there would some great overlap there. Yet look for a printer on Pinterest and, well, if you find one, let me know.
I can see this really working for printers. Different boards for different types of products alongside quirky boards about unusual uses for recycled paper, unorthodox employee activity, contest results for the most creative use of empty ink cans, things like that. It would be killer for dimensional mail, I would think. Especially considering the visual- and design-focused audience.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Resolute Requests Lower Taxes for Ft Frances
Some district municipal leaders
are concerned about the possible reassessment of the mill property in Fort
Frances heading into 2013.
With the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board's cost apportionment schedule based on weighted assessment, including payments in lieu, using municipal tax ratios for municipalities, and weighted average tax ratios for the unincorporated areas, there is concern some of the smaller townships will see their payments increase.
With the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board's cost apportionment schedule based on weighted assessment, including payments in lieu, using municipal tax ratios for municipalities, and weighted average tax ratios for the unincorporated areas, there is concern some of the smaller townships will see their payments increase.
Catalyst, Lincoln Paper & Tissue, Port Townsend News
Catalyst Paper unable to close sale agreement
Catalyst Paper announces that the sale of its Elk Falls site in Campbell River to Pacifica Deep Sea Terminals Incorporated did not close and the sale agreement has been terminated.
More on Catalyst:
Catalyst Paper Corporation announced today that final approval has been received for listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) of its new class of common shares (new Shares) created pursuant to its reorganization under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act that completed on September 13, 2012 . The new Shares will begin trading on the TSX on January 7, 2013 under the trading symbol "CYT".
Lincoln Paper & Tissue LLC leaders hope within a few months to have a deal made to get their mill machinery operating on natural gas that isn't trucked to the facility, co-owner Keith Van Scotter says.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130103/NEWS/301039995/jefferson-county-issues-formal-denial-of-port-townsend-paper-permit
Catalyst Paper announces that the sale of its Elk Falls site in Campbell River to Pacifica Deep Sea Terminals Incorporated did not close and the sale agreement has been terminated.
More on Catalyst:
Catalyst Paper Corporation announced today that final approval has been received for listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) of its new class of common shares (new Shares) created pursuant to its reorganization under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act that completed on September 13, 2012 . The new Shares will begin trading on the TSX on January 7, 2013 under the trading symbol "CYT".
Port Townsend Paper Corp. no longer qualifies for an inert-waste permit for the landfill at its Port Townsend plant, according to final findings issued by the Jefferson County Public Health Department, and the company plans to appeal the decision.
Hanley Wood Buys Metrostudy
Hanley Wood Boosts Market Intelligence Group with Metrostudy Deal:
Hanley Wood has put some of the capital it received from its new owners to use by acquiring Houston-based market research and information firm Metrostudy. The deal firms up and expands the structure of Hanley Wood's Market Intelligence group, with the group operating from here on out under the Metrostudy name.
Hanley Wood has put some of the capital it received from its new owners to use by acquiring Houston-based market research and information firm Metrostudy. The deal firms up and expands the structure of Hanley Wood's Market Intelligence group, with the group operating from here on out under the Metrostudy name.
Starbucks Offers Substitute for Paper Cup
Amid public pressure to curb
trash from disposable cups, Starbucks is rolling out a novel possible solution
Thursday: a $1 reusable tumbler.
The Seattle-based coffee giant
will start selling the plastic cups, bearing its logo and resembling the paper
version, at all its company-owned stores in the USA and Canada in a bid to get
customers to kick their throwaway habit. It will give a dime discount for each
refill so the cup pays for itself after 10 uses.The $1 tumbler is the latest effort to address criticism that food and beverage retailers need to reduce the amount of disposable cups and containers that ends up in landfills or litters streets and waterways. Thousands of people have signed petitions on Change.org, a website promoting social change, urging companies to promote reusable options and abandon polystyrene foam packaging, which is rarely recycled.
McDonald's began testing a paper cup at some of its stores last year and Dunkin' Donuts plans to do the same this year, but neither requires its stores to offer a refill discount to customers with reusable tumblers. Jamba Juice, which plans to phase out foam cups this year, says it offers a dime discount to those bringing in clean reusable ones, but very few do so.
Brown Printing Names CEO
Congress Leaves USPS Hanging
Congress Leaves USPS Hanging:
Hemorrhaging $25 million a day, Postmaster warns of 'accelerated cost-cutting.'
Add the USPS to the list of unfinished business left by the now-adjourned 112th Congress. As it muddled its way through negotiating terms for avoiding the fiscal cliff, the legislation the Postal Service was looking for fell by the wayside, prompting Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to voice his disappointment in an official statement.
Hemorrhaging $25 million a day, Postmaster warns of 'accelerated cost-cutting.'
Add the USPS to the list of unfinished business left by the now-adjourned 112th Congress. As it muddled its way through negotiating terms for avoiding the fiscal cliff, the legislation the Postal Service was looking for fell by the wayside, prompting Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to voice his disappointment in an official statement.
The Wicks Group to Acquire TMG and McMurry
The Wicks Group to Acquire TMG and McMurry:
Wicks Group has made a big private-equity play in content marketing, acquiring two of the sector’s leaders in The Magazine Group and McMurry, according to multiple sources.
Wicks Group has made a big private-equity play in content marketing, acquiring two of the sector’s leaders in The Magazine Group and McMurry, according to multiple sources.
MeritDirect Buys LDSGroup
MeritDirect Buys LDSGroup: The first in a series of upcoming moves, direct marketing firm MeritDirect has purchased LDSGroup, another direct marketing firm specializing in list management and prospect generation for consumer publications.
Holiday Online Spending Up
US Online Spending Up This Christmas: New figures from comScore reveal how much America spent online over the holiday period.
The figures reveal that American shoppers spent $42.3 billion online between November 1st and December 31st 2012. That represents an increase of 14% on the figures for 2011.
The figures reveal that American shoppers spent $42.3 billion online between November 1st and December 31st 2012. That represents an increase of 14% on the figures for 2011.
Global Newspaper Readership Still High
Global Newspaper Trends: Readership Remains High: According to the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, in 2012 more than 2.5 billion people read daily newspapers in print, 500 million read daily newspapers in both print and online, and 100 million read online only.
Gap Buys Intermix Inc.
Gap
Inc. is buying women's fashion boutique Intermix Inc. for $130 million, a deal
that will give the mostly casual-clothes retailer an opening to the
all-important luxury market.
The acquisition is the first in half a decade
for Gap, which is coming off a string of rare fashion successes that boosted
its sales and stock price last year.
Media Daily News: Mag Bag
Atlantic Posts Big Digital GainsThe 'Atlantic' announced that digital advertising revenue increased 32% in 2012
compared to the previous year, and now makes up over half (59%) of its total
advertising revenues...
Yoga Journal To Publish 4 Special Issues in 2013
Yoga Journal will publish four special issues in 2013...
Sullivan Decamps From Newsweek Daily Beast Co.
Andrew Sullivan is taking his blog independent again. That means the well-known political/cultural blogger is leaving the Newsweek Daily Beast Co...
Marie Claire Announces Editorial Hires
Marie Claire is starting off the year with some new appointments and a promotion on the editorial side...
Yoga Journal To Publish 4 Special Issues in 2013
Yoga Journal will publish four special issues in 2013...
Sullivan Decamps From Newsweek Daily Beast Co.
Andrew Sullivan is taking his blog independent again. That means the well-known political/cultural blogger is leaving the Newsweek Daily Beast Co...
Marie Claire Announces Editorial Hires
Marie Claire is starting off the year with some new appointments and a promotion on the editorial side...
Time's Latest Collaboration
Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang has made a point of capitalizing on
the company's enormous number of print subscribers and breaking down walls
between its traditionally autonomous brands.
In keeping with this new collaborative spirit, celeb
weekly People teamed up with
healthy-eating monthly Cooking Light on
a new editorial booklet called “Fresh Start” that mixes celebrities’
weight-loss stories with healthy eating tips and recipes. Sponsored by Barilla
pasta and featuring a cover interview with actress and Jenny Craig spokeswoman
Valerie Bertinelli, the booklet appears in People's
’s annual “Half Their Size” issue on sale Jan. 4 and in Cooking Light's Jan/Feb issue.
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