Family ties remain central at The Kelly Companies, which William J. Kelly founded as Kelly Press in 1972 and his children have since grown into a third-generation business. The Cheverly company is a 100-percent-union shop known for maintaining the personal relationships of a long-running, full-service operation while adapting its original printing business to digital work. It also operates a 180,000-square-foot warehouse that supports client fulfillment.
Scranton Printing CoSince 1907, family-owned Scranton Printing Co. has produced commercial print work and handled the related prepress, finishing, and mailing in-house. Now in its fourth generation, the company has grown from a 17-square-foot shop into a 50,000-square-foot operation serving projects from small digital runs to large-format work. Its Strauss family ownership remains closely involved, with three co-owners overseeing estimating, production, and client relationships.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Press Craft Printers, IncFounded in 1947 in William Edward Miller’s mother’s basement, Press Craft Printers is a third-generation, family-owned commercial print shop producing customized print work in-house. The company moved to Avalon in 1956 and remains managed by the Miller family, combining long-standing offset and letterpress experience with modern digital printing. Its in-house finishing and print inventory warehousing give Pittsburgh-area customers a single place to take projects from production through fulfillment.PITTSBURGH, PA
Tri-State Printing, IncSince 1971, Hagerstown’s Tri-State Printing has grown into a second-generation Wright family business producing printed materials, apparel, and large-format work for customers across the region. Its full-service operation takes projects from design through production and mailing, while a customized online ordering portal helps organizations manage repeat print orders and inventory. Tri-State also has more than 30 years of experience serving union organizations as a bona fide union printer.HAGERSTOWN, MD
Modern PressModern Press is a third-generation family printing business founded in Albany in 1946 by Patrick J. Ryan after his service in the U.S. Army Air Corps. The Ryan family has carried the shop from hand-set type to digital printing while preserving its emphasis on quality and friendly service. Today, the company serves local customers and a national funeral-home market through its SameDayPrayerCards.com operation.ALBANY, NY