Schawk, Inc.

If you’ve always wondered just what goes on before a package is ready for printing, now you have a chance to find out. Schawk is opening the doors of its Chicago studio in May for an open house event.

A definitive agreement has been signed in which Matthews International will acquire Schawk (SGK). The transaction is expected to close in the quarter ending September 30, 2014. Under the terms of the transaction, SGK stockholders will receive $11.80 cash and 0.20582 shares of Matthews' common stock for each SGK share held. "We are excited to be partnering with Matthews International and look forward to capitalizing on the opportunities this transaction will create," said David Schawk, CEO of SGK.

The story of Clarence W. Schawk is a classic American success story and a uniquely Chicago one, spanning six decades and five continents. Clarence W. Schawk, now 87, is the chairman of SGK. Almost every day he drives ten minutes to the global headquarters of his company, a business he started in his aunt's basement 60 years ago.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items from Mondi Americas, HP and Labelexpo, Eskom Xeikon, OEC Graphics, Goss and Schawk.

Schawk USA has signed an agreement with GMG to standardize on GMG ColorProof and GMG OpenColor as the primary proofing and color management technology for all Schawk! locations worldwide.

A leading global brand development, activation and deployment company, SGK (formerly marketed as Schawk, Inc.), has introduced a new business model designed to help chief marketing officers drive their brand performance.

As part of the brand development practice of Schawk, Anthem Worldwide received three awards from this year's American Package Design Awards, which honor the value of design to business and society.

Anthem Worldwide announced the results of its latest study in the white paper, “What Women Really Want From Health And Wellness.”

Schawk Inc. concluded its first-ever BLUE Users Conference last month in Chicago. Thirty-five leadership-level BLUE users from global consumer products companies, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies and retailers gained a first-hand peek into the unveiling of BLUE’s new business intelligence module and new features added to its copy management and online proofing modules.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on Brandtjen & Kluge, Girl Scout Cookies and Anthem Worldwide, Heidelberg, EFI and Online Print Solutions (OPS), Schober USA, Trelleborg, Siegwerk Canada and USA (CUSA), Anderson & Vreeland, Channeled Resources Group, Davis-Standard, Harris & Bruno, Elsner Engineering, UEI Group and Southern Lithoplate, Inc.