Detroit

xpedx announced a new network of seven Package Design Centers with the opening of centers in the San Francisco Bay Area and Rochester, N.Y., and the expansion of existing design centers in Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Juarez, Mexico, metropolitan areas. xpedx provides total packaging solutions for manufacturers, brand owners/marketers and other businesses. xpedx also announced it has added new package design staff and services in 12 other U.S. metropolitan regions: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Grand Rapids, Mich., Greensboro, N.C., Memphis, Tenn., Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle, and Tampa, Fla.

BROOKFIELD, Wis.—In honor of Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit, the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau (DMCVB) has commissioned National Graphics, Inc., to use its Extreme Vision® Lenticular Imaging 3D Technology for its commemorative cover on the winter issue of Visit Detroit Magazine for newsstands, subscribers and DMCVB members. Hosting Super Bowl XL in Detroit is a rare opportunity to do something extra-special with its most-widely read visitor publication. "We chose the lenticular medium so our publication will stand out from the rest and make Visit Detroit's Super Bowl XL issue an exciting collectible," said Laura Coniglio, Visit Detroit

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The acquisition of U.S.-based Flint Ink Corporation by German-based XSYS Print Solutions was completed on 30 September 2005. The transaction closed following the August approval of the acquisition and subsequent merger by regulatory authorities in Europe and the U.S. The merger will lead to creation of a stronger, global supplier to the graphics and packaging industries with revenues of about $2.6 billion/€ 2.1 billion (based on 2004 results). The new entity will have approximately 8,000 employees in 160 sites in 35 countries, and will rank as the number one or number two supplier in every major region it serves. XSYS Print Solutions