Business Management - Government/Governmental

PRINTING United Alliance announces its partnership with IT Strategies on an initiative to provide the printing industry with a comprehensive taxonomy designed to address the printing industry’s under-representation in government statistics and to help prepare the printing industry for growing business in the future.

On Jan. 21, President Biden issued an Executive Order focused on OSHA’s approach to managing COVID-19. The Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety requires federal OSHA to take certain actions regarding its approach to issuing guidance, regulations, and enforcing existing regulations.

Just like clockwork, the start of a new year brings two important Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordkeeping requirements that printing operations must be aware of and comply with if they qualify. They involve the completion, posting, and submission of separate, but related, recordkeeping forms.

President Trump signed HR 133 and several employer-related tax provisions were included in the Act.

Beneco Packaging/SoOPAK.com, a leading North American fast-run offset packaging specialist, is proud to announce a number of new certifications and initiatives that meet internationally recognized food safety requirements for its paperboard packaging clients.

In the waning days of 2020 (Sunday, December 27, to be exact), President Trump signed HR 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a combination COVID-19 stimulus/relief and omnibus government funding bill passed by the House and Senate on December 21, 2020.

In the flexible packaging industry, the change in administration, ongoing sustainability initiatives, and the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will keep converters and suppliers on their toes in a rapidly evolving environment. In its November edition of the monthly FPA Now newsletter, the Flexible Packaging Association shared several of the advocacy efforts it has taken part in to support the industry.

The Flexible Packaging Association and the Product Stewardship Institute announced an agreement on eight legislative elements of an extended producer responsibility bill for packaging and paper products, which includes flexible packaging and was developed through a year-long dialogue.

The new Alliance launched in 2020 brings together the legislative, political and regulatory expertise necessary to advocate for a pro-print agenda. This allows the Alliance to leverage the voices of its member companies to achieve a successful business environment that will benefit the industry.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck North America, countries across Europe began to see spikes in cases and grappled with the economic and business impacts of the virus. Printers and converters across multiple segments and countries shared their experiences and expectations for the future.