Reprographics 101
(more than you ever wanted to know about the reprographics industry)
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My favorite Starbucks, which I visit nearly every morning when I’m home in St Petersburg, FL (which is across the bay from Tampa), is located at the corner of 1st Avenue North and 2nd Street North in downtown St Petersburg. St Petersburg has a small downtown area – and it always seems to be quiet,…
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So important that ….. that topic will be addressed at two different times during the upcoming Eastern Regional Reprographics Association Convention, next week. I’m going to be attending the convention and plan to write a “wrap-up” report on this blog, after I’ve returned home from the convention. I’m as much concerned about the “FUTURE OF…
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While real estate development activity is gaining strength in Boston, MA, it does not appear that real estate development activity is picking up much pace in Tampa, FL Title of an article that appeared, today, in the TBBJ: Tampa Bay area continues to shed construction jobs From the Tampa Bay Business Journal Date of article:…
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From an article on USA Today, this morning ….. Sales of new homes fell for four straight months before September WASHINGTON (AP) – Sales of new homes rose in September after four straight monthly declines, largely because builders cut their prices. The Commerce Department says sales rose 5.7% last month from August, to a seasonally…
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American Reprographics Co (ARC) will be releasing its Q3 2011 results on Tuesday, next week (11/2/11), after the market closes. Below, you’ll see my “guesstimate” of ARC’s Q3 2011 Sales ….. Sales millions Q1 2010 $112.16 actual Q2 2010 $115.09 actual Q3 2010 $109.42 actual Q4 2010 $104.97 actual Year 2011 $441.64 actual Q1 2011…
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I found this article on Ideal’s site, this past weekend: Document Management in the Cloud What You Need to Know About Cloud Computing Security Posted by Diane Mitol on Mon, Oct 24, 2011 @ 01:20 PM Cloud computing is fraught with security risks, according to analyst firm Gartner. Smart customers will ask tough questions and…
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The RW Baird Third Quarter 2011 Reprographers Survey is finished, has been published, and, if you’re an IRgA member, can be accessed by visiting the IRgA’s web-site. I’d like to thank RW Baird for furnishing me a courtesy copy of the survey results. Because the survey results are intended only for IRgA members, I am…
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Now up on the IRgA’s web-site (at www.irga.com), the new membership dues schedule, reflecting the “new direction” of the IRgA. A couple of comments before you read what the IRgA posted on its web-site: 1) Although the dues schedule says “renew”, I’m pretty sure that “new” members will benefit from the same rates as “renewing”…
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Several visitors to Reprographics 101 asked if I would be posting anything about the IRgA Networking reception that was held at the SGIA convention/conference. Although I did not go to the SGIA, I did ask Bob Roperti, President of the IRgA (and who did go to New Orleans for the IRgA Networking reception and the…
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On Saturday in Washington, DC, we attended a memorial service for Jack C. Cohen, FAIA, one of my father-in-law’s (Gus Nadell) best friends for many, many years. Jack was the founder and managing partner of CHK Architects (the firm is now known as Torti Gallas.) I had the pleasure, if not the privilege, of serving…
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