Industry News

Tariff Refunds Are Available. Here’s How to Start the Process.

If your shop imported supplies or equipment over the past year, you may be entitled to a refund on tariffs that were recently invalidated by the Supreme Court. The process has officially begun, and the window to act is open. Navigating the process, however, takes a few steps depending on how your imports were handled.  What happened  In February, the…
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Name Change Announcement

We Are Now the Printing Industries Association, Inc.! Exciting news: With a decisive 96% “yes” vote,…
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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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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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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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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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