• Very interesting news!
    Link:

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  • Press Release received this morning:

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


    Archimedia Earns
    Three Awards for Innovation and Growth in 2015


    Danvers, MA –
    October 27, 2015:
    Archimedia
    Solutions Group has been recognized as one of the “Best Entrepreneurial
    Companies in America” by
    Entrepreneur magazine’s Entrepreneur360TM Performance Index, a
    compilation of private U.S. companies most likely to achieve sustained growth
    and lasting success through innovation.


    The award marks
    the third time this year Archimedia received public recognition for its
    continual success; the company was also included in annual rankings from the
    Boston Business Journal’s Pacesetters (#38 for the second consecutive year)
    and
    Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 list (#76 in Massachusetts and #2631
    in the United States) which assessed the fastest growing private companies.


    Archimedia focuses exclusively on providing architects and engineers
    with On-Site Print Management solutions. Founded in 2006, the company is now a
    leader in its niche after a decade of rapid and continual growth in markets
    across the U.S.


    “We are honored to receive three prominent awards for growth and
    innovation within a single calendar year,” said Mark DiPasquale, Archimedia’s
    co-founder. “We launched this company to provide architects and engineers with
    relevant services and exceptional customer service, and our ability to remain
    focused on those core goals has fueled our growth. We deliver a quantifiable
    value to our clients, and consistently exceed their expectations for service
    thanks to our outstanding team.”


    “Mark and I created a business model that could scale easily, and
    designed our proprietary systems with growth and adaptability in mind,” said
    Jane Simmons, Archimedia’s co-founder. “Our service works seamlessly for A/E
    clients across multiple offices and geographic locations. The systems we have
    in place are very capable of handling the future growth we expect.”


    The co-founders credit their employees, and the entrepreneurial
    culture they’ve fostered internally, as keys to their company’s success. “Our
    employees are empowered, and respond to client requests swiftly and nimbly,”
    added Simmons and DiPasquale.


    About Archimedia

    Archimedia Solutions Group was formed in 2006 by Mark DiPasquale and
    Jane Simmons as the only company exclusively dedicated to On -Site Print
    Management services for architects and engineers throughout the United States.
    Archimedia provides clients with cost recovery solutions, technical support,
    and exceptional customer service.


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    For more information email mDiPasquale@ArchimediaSG.com or visit
    http://www.ArchimediaSG.com


    Related article in Entrepreneur Magazine:
    Growing Against the Grain: Meet the
    Entrepreneur360 ‘Contrarians’

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  • Read the full article, at this
    link:

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    https://www.largeformatreview.com/lfr-software/rip-software/5920-caldera-demonstrate-full-support-for-hp-pagewide-printers-at-viscom-italia

  • This article was posted on the CalculatedRiskBlog on 10/14/2015
    2:03:00 PM.  If you are truly interested
    in outstanding economics information and perspectives, signing up to receive
    e-mails from the CalculatedRiskBlog would be a very wise thing to do.  The CalculatedRiskBlog is outstanding.
    Fed’s Beige Book “Prepared at the
    Federal Reserve Bank of New York and based on information collected on or
    before October 5, 2015.”
    Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts point to continued
    modest expansion in economic activity
    during the reporting period from
    mid-August through early October. The pace of growth was characterized as
    modest in the New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago, and St.
    Louis Districts, while the Minneapolis, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts
    described growth as moderate. Boston and Richmond reported that activity
    increased. Kansas City, on the other hand, noted a slight decline in economic
    activity. Compared with the previous report, the pace of growth is said to have
    slowed in the Richmond and Chicago Districts. A number of Districts cite the
    strong dollar as restraining manufacturing activity as well as tourism
    spending. Business contacts across the nation were generally optimistic about
    the near-term outlook.
    And on real estate:
    Residential real estate activity has generally improved since the last
    report, with almost all Districts reporting rising prices and sales volume
    . One exception was
    the Chicago District, where prices and sales volume were generally steady. A
    number of Districts noted that the market for lower or moderately priced homes
    has outperformed the high end of the market. The inventory of available homes
    was reported to be low in the Boston, New York, Richmond, and St. Louis
    Districts; and San Francisco reported a shortage of available land in some
    areas. On the other hand, Philadelphia reported adequate inventories, and
    Dallas noted a fair amount of supply in the pipeline. Boston, New York, and
    Chicago indicated rising residential rents, while Minneapolis reported sharp
    declines in rents in energy-producing areas of North Dakota. Residential
    construction has been mixed but generally stronger in the latest reporting
    period, with multi-family outpacing single-family construction. Strong
    multi-family construction was highlighted in the New York, Cleveland, Richmond,
    and San Francisco Districts, while Atlanta reported strong residential
    construction generally. However, Minneapolis and Kansas City reported declines
    in new home construction. Philadelphia mentioned a lack of new construction,
    while Dallas reported that new construction has been restrained by labor
    shortages; Chicago indicated little change.
    Commercial real estate markets have shown signs of strengthening in all
    twelve Districts
    . Most Districts noted improvement across all major segments, though New
    York and St. Louis noted some increased slack in the market for retail space.
    Commercial construction was also stronger in most Districts. Boston and St.
    Louis noted brisk construction in the health sector, including senior care
    facilities, and Cleveland also indicated strong demand for senior living
    structures. New York, on the other hand, noted some pullback in new commercial
    construction, though activity remained fairly brisk.

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  • Blog Publisher’s
    comments:

    First, I’d like to
    congratulate Jeff and Cory on the expansion of their business.  Second, for those of you who are not aware of
    Jeff Youngblood’s background, he was, for around ten years, the digital
    services manager at Thomas Reprographics (now called Thomas Printworks) in
    Dallas.  After that, he was the General
    Manager of Express Color’s Dallas location. 
    And, after that, he worked for FastSigns Corporate (the franchisor) and
    was responsible for rolling-out wide-format digital color printing services at
    FastSigns franchisee locations around the U.S. 
    Jeff is one smart cookie and a great guy.  Nice to see his business continuing to grow and
    expand.
    The below article
    appears on the Irving Blog of the Dallas News:
    FASTSIGNS® of
    Irving/Las Colinas celebrates 28 years
    Published:
    October 14, 2015 9:30 am http://irvingblog.dallasnews.com
    FASTSIGNS® of
    Irving/Las Colinas, owned by Jeff
    Youngblood
    and Cory Merchant, is celebrating 28 years in business by moving
    to a larger suite within its current shopping center and more than doubling in
    size.
    “We’re adding
    4,500 square feet of space with this move and building a one-of-a-kind showroom
    that can only be described as a sign buyer’s dream store—think of a ‘sign
    depot’,” Youngblood said in a news release. “Moving and building out this new
    8,500-square-foot center creates an even better environment for our team and
    for our customers.”
    The new location
    will open its doors in November and an Open House event is scheduled for Dec.
    8. The Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon
    cutting ceremony during the open house.
    FASTSIGNS of
    Irving/Las Colinas is investing $100,000 into the move and expansion, with an
    additional $60,000 investment from landlord JAH Property Co.
    One of the
    oldest centers in a global network of more than 590 locations, FASTSIGNS® of
    Irving/Las Colinas has been recognized as a Small Business of the Year by the
    Irving Chamber and the North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce. It first opened in
    1987 and was purchased by Youngblood and Merchant in 2005.

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    FASTSIGNS of
    Irving/Las Colinas is an independently owned and operated sign, graphics and
    visual communications company. To learn more, visit
    fastsigns.com/4 or call 972-255-2022.
  • As Published September 9, 2015 (on Thomas
    Printworks’ web-site):

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    “We are pleased to welcome the
    employees and customers of Color Reflections in Houston to the Thomas
    Printworks team. Just as exciting, Color Images of San Juan, Puerto Rico, a
    division of Color Reflections in Houston, has also joined the TPW family. Key contacts
    with these companies are Noel Pacheco in Houston, Iraj Ghavidel and Wanda
    Deleon in San Juan.”
  • ARC Document Solutions Introduces Next Generation of
    Document and Information Distribution Tools for Construction Communication



    RFI, Photo Management and Punch List Functionality in
    SKYSITE Significantly Increases Communication Capabilities



    WALNUT CREEK, CA —
    (Marketwired) — 10/13/15 — ARC Document Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ARC)
    (“ARC”), a leading document solutions provider for the construction
    industry, today announced the introduction of SKYSITE® 2.0, the next generation
    of its cloud-based application for construction communication. The latest
    version of SKYSITE adds new features such as Request-for-Information (RFI)
    administration, photo management and punch lists to its industry-leading
    capabilities in managing and distributing construction documents and
    information.



    Full Press Release is at this link:

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    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B81al4kFAU9JbmdKb1FPM2lSbjQ/view?usp=sharing

  • Hi Joel, I thought your readers would find this news interesting!



    Thanks,

    Alan


    — 

    Alan Kasameyer / Director of Product Management
    800-404-9558 ext 152
    akasameyer@sepialine.com
  • A couple of the articles in the AECbytes
    Magazine Q3 2015 issue:
    Bentley EADOC: Cloud-Based
    Construction Management
    
This review explores how
    the capabilities of construction management—submittals, drawings, pay
    estimates, change orders, RFI’s, action items, schedules, etc.—and project
    financials—budget, funding sources, contracts, pay estimates, change requests,
    and change orders—are integrated in EADOC, a collaborative construction
    management application that has just been acquired by Bentley.
    Delivering on the Promise of BIM
This article highlights the challenge of the project
    information explosion caused by the adoption of BIM in the AEC industry and the
    importance of managing all this project information systematically to render
    order from chaos.

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    You can obtain a free digital copy
    of the complete Q3 Magazine by visiting www.aecbytes.com
  • Check out the article now up on IRgA.com about KIP’s new KIP 800 wide-format color printer:

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