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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--With the advent of online news and e-books, the U.S. printing industry has seen a slowdown in project activity in recent years. Nevertheless, the sector accounts for more than $1.7 billion worth of active projects in the U.S.
One of the biggest printing projects in the U.S. involves not reading, but an item we use every day: money. The U.S. Treasury Department plans to replace its main currency-printing plant in Washington, D.C., with an updated facility in Beltsville, Maryland. The current Washington printing facility is more than 100 years old, and in an interview with news media, the director of the Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing said it was difficult to maintain proper temperature and humidity at the plant--significant factors in the printing process. The only other facility printing currency in the U.S. was opened in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1991.
The Beltsville facility will occupy a 104-acre site transferred from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. Construction is expected to begin early next year, putting the facility on track for completion in 2027. The Treasury Department hopes to begin producing currency from the new plant in mid-2027. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a leading role in construction. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
In another printing project involving something other than text, the United States Playing Card Company (USPC) (Erlanger, Kentucky) is feeling the pinch of increased demand for its popular products and plans to expand its production plant in Erlanger. If you've played with a deck of standard playing cards in the U.S., you've probably encountered USPC, as the company manufactures popular brands such as Bicycle, Aviator, Hoyle and others. USPC will add a new production line, equip the plant with new and upgraded equipment, and perform facility upgrades. USPC moved its entire operations from Ohio to Kentucky in 2009. The company has continued to invest in the site since that time, and when the new project is completed next summer, it is expected to add 10 jobs. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Many of the printing sector projects being tracked by Industrial Info involve production of visual merchandising. Commercial printer Innomark Communications (Fairfield, Ohio) is expanding its facility in Springboro, Ohio, by constructing a 96,480-square-foot building to accompany the site's existing plant. Innomark provides a variety of printing services, including displays, retail signage and custom packaging, and the new facility will expand on these capabilities, in addition to adding 15 jobs. Construction began last year, with Ferguson Construction Company (Sidney, Ohio) providing general contracting services. The project is expected to be completed in the coming months. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Parkland Direct (Forest, Virginia) manufactures high-end, embellished envelopes used in direct mailing services, and some of these envelopes may appear in your mailbox more frequently after the company completes a planned expansion at its Forest facility. The company will add 40,000 square feet and increase capacity through the addition of two new converter and press machines. The project is expected to kick off soon and anticipated to be completed by the end of this year, creating 41 new jobs. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
In what has been a sign of the times for the past several years, newspapers are curbing their printing operations, and among these publishers, DallasNews Corporation (NASDAQ:DALN) (Dallas, Texas), parent company of The Dallas Morning News, is closing its printing plant in Plano, Texas, and downsizing to a smaller facility in nearby Carrollton. The newspaper is significantly reducing its printing footprint, moving from a 620,000-square-foot facility in Plano to about 67,000 square feet in Carrollton, where the operation will run with 60% fewer employees and save an estimated $5 million a year in expenses. The newspaper will sell the Plano facility and much of its equipment. Both the closure of the existing plant and renovation of the new, leased building will occur toward the end of this year and extend into early 2025. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the closure and new plant renovation.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
One of the biggest printing projects in the U.S. involves not reading, but an item we use every day: money. The U.S. Treasury Department plans to replace its main currency-printing plant in Washington, D.C., with an updated facility in Beltsville, Maryland. The current Washington printing facility is more than 100 years old, and in an interview with news media, the director of the Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing said it was difficult to maintain proper temperature and humidity at the plant--significant factors in the printing process. The only other facility printing currency in the U.S. was opened in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1991.
The Beltsville facility will occupy a 104-acre site transferred from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. Construction is expected to begin early next year, putting the facility on track for completion in 2027. The Treasury Department hopes to begin producing currency from the new plant in mid-2027. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a leading role in construction. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
In another printing project involving something other than text, the United States Playing Card Company (USPC) (Erlanger, Kentucky) is feeling the pinch of increased demand for its popular products and plans to expand its production plant in Erlanger. If you've played with a deck of standard playing cards in the U.S., you've probably encountered USPC, as the company manufactures popular brands such as Bicycle, Aviator, Hoyle and others. USPC will add a new production line, equip the plant with new and upgraded equipment, and perform facility upgrades. USPC moved its entire operations from Ohio to Kentucky in 2009. The company has continued to invest in the site since that time, and when the new project is completed next summer, it is expected to add 10 jobs. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Many of the printing sector projects being tracked by Industrial Info involve production of visual merchandising. Commercial printer Innomark Communications (Fairfield, Ohio) is expanding its facility in Springboro, Ohio, by constructing a 96,480-square-foot building to accompany the site's existing plant. Innomark provides a variety of printing services, including displays, retail signage and custom packaging, and the new facility will expand on these capabilities, in addition to adding 15 jobs. Construction began last year, with Ferguson Construction Company (Sidney, Ohio) providing general contracting services. The project is expected to be completed in the coming months. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Parkland Direct (Forest, Virginia) manufactures high-end, embellished envelopes used in direct mailing services, and some of these envelopes may appear in your mailbox more frequently after the company completes a planned expansion at its Forest facility. The company will add 40,000 square feet and increase capacity through the addition of two new converter and press machines. The project is expected to kick off soon and anticipated to be completed by the end of this year, creating 41 new jobs. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
In what has been a sign of the times for the past several years, newspapers are curbing their printing operations, and among these publishers, DallasNews Corporation (NASDAQ:DALN) (Dallas, Texas), parent company of The Dallas Morning News, is closing its printing plant in Plano, Texas, and downsizing to a smaller facility in nearby Carrollton. The newspaper is significantly reducing its printing footprint, moving from a 620,000-square-foot facility in Plano to about 67,000 square feet in Carrollton, where the operation will run with 60% fewer employees and save an estimated $5 million a year in expenses. The newspaper will sell the Plano facility and much of its equipment. Both the closure of the existing plant and renovation of the new, leased building will occur toward the end of this year and extend into early 2025. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the closure and new plant renovation.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
