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Quad to Purchase Courier Quad/Graphics signs agreement to acquire bookmaker Courier Corp. for approximately $260 million, just days after announcing plans to buy 20 or more HP inkjet web presses. >> Read full article
Employees Plan to Change Jobs Many Canadian workers are dissatisfied with their careers and more than four in five plan to pursue new career opportunities in 2015. >> Read full article
Merged Print Associations Renamed Epicomm New branding in place one year after three powerful North American printing associations merged into one under a convoluted name using their acronyms, AMSP/NAPL/NAQP. >> Read full article
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Charlie Hebdo Survivors Issue Printing Tops 7-million A week after gunmen killed 12 people at the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo, millions of copies of the magazine’s newest edition have been sold in what has been called a record in the history of the French press. The controversial Survivors’ Issue cover depicting the Prophet Mohammed, which several major North America news outlets refused to show, is also sparking massive protests by millions of Muslims around the world. >> Learn More…


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AccuWeb Aids Registration on Colordyne 3600 Series EVO 150 controller for inkjet label press, producing 1,600 x 1,375-dpi resolution at 225 feet per minute, allows operators to tune web guide performance with a switch-pad or touchscreen. >> Read full article
QuarkXPress 2015 to Support PDF/X-4 With the planned March arrival of XPress 2015, Quark releases details about a range of new features, including PDF/X-4 output and 64-bit architecture, while continuing perpetual licensing. >> Read full article
HP Introduces Knitted Polyester for Latex New HP Light Fabric is a 100 percent knitted polyester described as wrinkle-resistant, rub- and scratch-resistant, as well as soft to the touch, for printing high-profile displays. >> Read full article

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Ryerson GCM Job Fair Date: March 5, Graduates 4:00-6:00 pm, Interns 7:00-9:00 pm Ryerson, Student Centre SCC-115, 63 Gould Street, Toronto >> More Info
DIA Monthly Meeting: How to Make Money With Interactive Print Location: Spicers Canada, 200 Galcat Dr., Vaughan, ON Date: January 21, Networking 6:00-7:00 pm, Meeting 7:00-8:30 pm >> More Info
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