Avalanche Services is a union commercial printer that opened in 2002 to serve the direct-marketing trade, producing direct-mail print work with a rapid-response focus. Its Kearneysville operation occupies a 30,000-square-foot facility built to its specifications in 2009, and the company reports more than 100 years of combined printing-industry experience among its personnel.
Millstream-Kennedy IncFormed in 2015 through the merger of Millstream Press and Kennedy Printing, Millstream-Kennedy Inc. is a Findlay-based commercial printer that carries projects from design and printing through mailing, fulfillment, and digital publishing. Its roots reach back to the 1880s through Kennedy Printing and the 1950s through Millstream Press, while the staff brings more than 150 years of combined experience and an average employee tenure exceeding 18 years. The company is also identified by the USPS as the third-largest direct mailer in Northwest Ohio.FINDLAY, OH
PPI GraphicsSince opening in Canton in 1932 as Presto Press, PPI Graphics has grown into a commercial printer and promotional-products provider serving businesses, manufacturers and government agencies. Sales representative Kevin M. Smith bought the company in 1995, and its staff averages 22 years of experience, spanning letterpress work through today’s digital production. PPI is also a union shop and has handled demanding regional projects, including producing 3,550 voting-location signs for all 88 Ohio counties in under two weeks.CANTON, OH
Master Printing + MailingFrom its Berea press facility, Master Printing + Mailing produces commercial print and direct-mail campaigns for Cleveland-area businesses, schools, nonprofits and political organizations. The union print shop keeps offset, digital, finishing and mailing operations in-house, including personalized mailings and Union Label 75 work for campaigns and labor organizations. It is also a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and an Idealliance G7 Master Certified facility, bringing documented color consistency to both short runs and high-volume production.CLEVELAND, OH
Printing SpecialistBorn in 1970 as a small job shop, Printing Specialist has spent more than five decades building its identity as a union printer. The Annapolis Junction company became union early in its history, earned the “Little Q” award eight times, and now invests in the next generation of print workers through training and apprenticeships.GLEN BURNIE, MD