Standup Pouches and Digital Presses Bring Change to Folding Cartons

Buoyed by the economy's slow improvement, the printing industry's hopes are also rising. With a recent bump in print industry hiring (up 1,000 workers in April) and news of the highest profits-per-establishment numbers since 2007, print remains stubbornly afloat. Package printing is moving to the forefront as the economy improves, with the Paperboard Packaging Council calling for 2.4 percent annual growth through 2016.