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Jeff and Taunya Foley have owned their printing business for nearly fifteen years. With their daughter Kelsie and son-in-law Mike working alongside them, Minuteman Press in Wethersfield is truly a family-owned small business. Minuteman Press in Wethersfield has remained...
Signarama, the world’s leading sign and graphics franchise, recently hosted hundreds of franchisees and vendors during the United Franchise Group (UFG) World Expo in West Palm Beach, Florida. The four-day event took place at the Palm Beach County Convention...
By Emily Eckart
Manufacturing jobs, like jobs in many industries, were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the economy recovers and jobs return, the industry is coming to terms with a changed world that presents new challenges and opportunities.
“I...
By Kelly David, Marketing Manager, Kieffer | Starlite Manufacturing
It is no secret most industries continue to be impacted by material and labor shortages due to the COVID pandemic. The main driver behind these shortages was the immediate conserving of...
In 1971, Todd Brown began his career in printing through a special program that gave him paid work at the school district print shop. 50 years later, Todd shares his incredible story of longevity in the industry, which includes...
Add supply chain shortages—particularly in plastics, aluminum, and lumber—as one more challenge for sign companies to navigate in 2021. Our industry is hardly alone. Everything from chicken wings to pool chlorine is in short supply.
There are a myriad of...
“Deep breath, deep breath, deep breath.”
Those are the words most of us have been whispering to ourselves each day since the beginning the pandemic, as our hearts seemingly beat with enough brute impact to fracture a rib.
Only when I...
Mike Cutler started selling print out of his garage in 1996. Over the next twenty-five years, Cutler built a successful printing business that averaged over $1 million in gross sales over the past five years.
“Custom Printing was a true...
Despite witnessing the highest levels of job seeker confidence in over a year, the job market continues to face a number of challenges, according to the Q2 2021 U.S. Job Market Report announced today by job search platform Joblist,...
