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December 2007 President's Message
'Tis the Season 
As I sit at my desk looking out over the snowy Green Mountains, with 2007 rapidly coming to a close, I am thankful. I'm thankful for the incredible employees we have here at Lane Press—without them, this company would not be what it is. And I’m thankful for our widely diverse, talented, and inspiring customers. Having the pleasure of knowing many of you personally, I am consistently inspired by your creativity and your passion for what you do. I have only to peruse our wall of customer magazines to be reminded of what it’s all for. I’m thankful for health and for family. And so it is that I am optimistic about what 2008 has in store for all of us. We will have our challenges, as we always do, but we will continue to work together to overcome the obstacles and to strive for the highest standards. So I say to you: Thank you. Thank you for your faith in Lane Press. Thank you for perseverance in the face of industry challenges. Thank you for your commitment to excellence. May 2008 bring continued success to your enterprise and may the holidays bring joy and peace to you and your families. News Briefs Over the last month, paper manufacturers have announced various price increases scheduled to take effect January 1, 2008. The increases are predominantly geared towards coated groundwood papers, although some freesheet grades are also affected... USPS Foregoes Final Cost-of-Service Rate Case The USPS Governors announced on November 16 that they will forego their option to initiate one last cost-of-service rate case and instead move directly to the new pricing regulations, which will cap price increases at the rate of inflation... UPS and FedEx Raise Ground and Express Rates by 4.9 Percent Both UPS and FedEx have announced price increases on their Ground and Express services for 2008. The carriers have different effective dates for their new rates... Association Publishing: Tapping the Idea Well Presenters of a recent SNAP conference session called "25 Great Publishing Ideas in 75 Minutes” suggested a number of ways associations can push their magazine forward, including some less predictable strategies... To network with fellow publishers, explore new ideas and strategies, evaluate emerging technologies, and bring value back to your enterprise, consider attending any of these upcoming industry events... Company Corner Lane Press Upgrades Kodak Prinergy and InSite Systems The New Year will bring with it exciting prepress upgrades to benefit Lane Press customers. By mid-January, we will be completing upgrades to Prinergy, our in-house digital workflow system and to InSite, our customer digital file management, proofing, and collaboration tool... Lane Press Finds New Efficiencies With Mail to Canada At Lane Press, we have implemented a new distribution method for our mail bound for Canada. Our goal is to reduce our customers’ cost and improve delivery time when mailing publications to Canada... Customer Roundup Lane Press Customers Win Industry Awards
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