Industry News

Name Change Announcement

We Are Now the Printing Industries Association, Inc.! Exciting news: With a decisive 96% “yes” vote, our membership has approved a much-needed updating and simplifying of our organization’s name. To reflect the fact that we have expanded to serve printing and graphic communications industry businesses in 13 western states, the Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California (PIASC) is now…
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It’s Official. Print is Dead.

So, it’s official. Print is dead. I know this because the Washington Post said so. The headline read,…
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Janet Steiner Selected Executive of the Year

Los Angeles, California—Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California (PIASC) announces the selection of Janet Steiner,…
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How do you define the Printing Industry?

There are a number of challenges facing the printing industry today. We have new tariffs on…
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Ransomware Hits SoCal Printers

Tomorrow morning you walk into your company and, when you switch on your computers, there’s a…
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The Printing Education Dilemma

Educating young people about the career opportunities available in the printing and graphics industry requires a…
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We’re All in this Together

Benjamin Franklin famously said, “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all…
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Hope for the best, plan for the worst

Well, here we go again. On July 13, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a reversal of the…
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Connecting Current Students with the Jobs of the Future

During a recent Coffee with Cheryl event, more than one person at the breakfast table complained about how…
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Generational Groups & Work-Life Balance

When it comes to employment and a multi-generational workforce, both employees and employers who work in…
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