Business Management - Government/Governmental

From diving into the sustainability wave to tackling workforce shortages, navigating federal regulations, and tax considerations, this informative read by Stephanie Buka, government affairs coordinator at PRINTING United Alliance, is a must for owners and managers gearing up their label and package converting businesses for 2024.

The FPA critiques the Department of Commerce’s recent circumvention decision on aluminum foil, which is driving American jobs offshore.

PRINTING United Alliance applauds the formation of the inaugural Congressional Printing Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Packaging Impressions editor-in-chief Linda Casey, and Bryan Vickers, partner at Pace, discuss how TLMI advocates on behalf of its members on legislative issues impacting label printers and converters. For the past decade, Vickers has assisted clients in shaping and directing specific, business-focused agenda at the federal and state level. He provides policy analysis, develops issue…

Inspired by his first employer in the printing industry, Kyle Jack built Rapid into a printer capable of servicing the brands that supply retail behemoth Walmart. Recently, Rapid has experienced some hard knocks but Jack has a plan to protect his printing business and continue to serve the CPG community.

The Alliance’s action of identifying a catastrophic bill in Washington state that would have banned certain inks prevailed.

As converters and printers everywhere strive to meet the industry standard for food safety and packaging requirements in a very complex regulatory environment, label printers are tasked with providing labels that follow ink migration limits — after all, ingredients in some inks are known harmful substances.

A proposed Washington state bill was amended to include a ban of all printing inks and paints that use chlorinated pigments.

Congressmen Jamie Comer and Gerry Connolly received the “Benjamin Franklin Award for Distinguished Leadership in Postal Policy” for their efforts to preserve and protect the U.S. Postal Service for the Americans who rely on it.

PRINTING United Alliance has retained ACG Advocacy to extend its presence on Capitol Hill and increase its lobbying efforts.