CBS News featured Onward Reserve, a valued Lett Direct client and The Dingley Press, a trusted partner in a segment that aired nationally this week. This informative story confirms the importance of catalogs as a major driver of traffic to the web. It’s very well done and we want to share this segment with you in case you missed it.
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Lane Press announced that it has installed a second new Osako saddle stitch binding system within three months. This completes the company’s upgrade to its saddle stitch capabilities. Installation of this Osako Tener Alpha Saddle Stitcher has been completed, and the unit is fully operational. Like the first Osako Tener Alpha, this state-of-the-art binder is rated to produce 12,500 books per hour and includes automation capabilities that reduce setup and make-ready times. This Osako will replace an existing saddle stitcher, such that Lane’s bindery will boast four high-speed saddle stitch binders and two perfect binding lines. Lane’s configuration of this binder will include one cover feeder, six pocket feeders, 4th & 5th knife trimmers, high-speed addressing, and full automation feeding capabilities. The stitcher is capable of handling a wide range of piece sizes and thicknesses, including tabloid and digest format, oversized blow-ins, envelopes, cards, and light basis weight stocks.
The 2020 Gold Ink Awards recently took place, with winners being announced earlier this month. We are pleased to announce that Arandell was the recipient of eight awards this year, including the Silver award for our work on the Gudrun Sjoden Spring 2020 catalog. Arandell participates in several print industry competitions each year, including the Graphics Excellence Awards, the Premier Print Awards and of course, the Gold Ink Awards. Along with it being the last competition of the year, the Gold Ink Awards competition is also the most prestigious, as it is put on by Printing Impressions – the print industry’s most well-recognized and influential industry publication.
CJK Group announced it will shut down operations in February 2026 at its Random Lake location, affecting 104 employees in salaried and hourly positions. The company cited a significant downturn in business at the location as the reason for the closure.
The company shared the news with employees in an email Monday, Sept. 22, which was also posted on the Department of Workforce Development website.
Layoffs will begin Nov. 21, 2025, and continue in phases until the facility closes completely on Feb. 28, 2026. Of the 104 affected positions, eight are salaried and 96 are hourly.