Founded in Cincinnati in 1883, Jos. Berning Printing Co. is a fifth-generation, family-owned commercial printer producing print projects from its Queensgate facility. The Berning family has carried the business through five generations while adapting from an antique letterpress operation to modern offset and digital production, with in-house design, mailing and fulfillment supporting customers from start to finish. Its green initiatives include paper and metal-plate recycling, vegetable-based inks and equipment that reduces make-ready sheets.
Foote PrintingFounded in Cleveland in 1907, Foote Printing is a family-owned commercial printer producing everything from books and brochures to direct-mail pieces and large-format signage. Now run by brothers Michael and Steven Duhr, the small union shop brings more than 100 years of combined printing experience to in-house production, design, finishing, and mailing. Its Cleveland facility is powered by rooftop solar and recycles roughly 99.9% of the paper and ink products that pass through the business.CLEVELAND, OH
Paladino Printing & Graphics, IncFamily owned and operated since 1967, Paladino Printing & Graphics grew from a small typesetter into a full-service printing and graphic design company serving projects from business materials to large-format work. The Bayside firm blends old-world press craftsmanship with offset, digital, and on-demand technology, while using soy-based inks and recycled papers as part of its environmental efforts.BAYSIDE, NY
Lee PrintersRooted in a printing company founded in 1905, Lee Printers is a family-owned Cincinnati-area commercial printer that combines modern production technology with the Krieg family’s hands-on craft tradition. The company has operated as Lee Printers since consolidating its Hamilton and Lockland plants in Sharonville in 1977, producing everything from short-run color work to bound books and creatively finished paper pieces. Its extensive bindery and trade-printing experience remain particular strengths after more than a century in the business.CINCINNATI, OH
PJ GreenStarted in a home garage in 1928, fourth-generation family business PJ Green produces variable-printing and mailing projects from its 125,000-square-foot Utica headquarters and two other New York locations. Its nearly century-long mailing practice includes an on-site postal BMEU staffed by USPS employees, while in-house designers and integrated marketing services extend the company beyond the pressroom. PJ Green is certified as a Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise and as a RecycleOne operation, recycling more than 110 tons of paper annually and using inks and fluids without toxic emissions and waste.UTICA, NY