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PORTLAND, Ore.—Rose City Printing & Packaging, a manufacturer of printed folding carton packaging based in Portland, Ore., has recently opened a second manufacturing facility in Vancouver, Wash. The new 80,000-square-foot facility is needed to handle business growth that has doubled in the past three years. The Vancouver facility is expected to hire between 25 and 40 employees in the next few months. Rose City’s Portland facility, which was started in 1945, is a 107,000-square-foot facility that employs more 125 people. Rose City Printing & Packaging is owned by Rick Safranski and Steve Lobis. They are anticipating sales to increase to $60 million over the

NAPERVILLE, Ill.--The Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute, Inc., (TLMI) Naperville, IL, has commissioned AWA Alexander Watson Associates to research and publish the 2007 edition of the North American Label Study (NALS). This in-depth TLMI study, updated by the association every three years, aims to inform label converters and suppliers about the drivers shaping the pressure-sensitive label market. It also provides benchmark-level researched market data and trend information to assist companies in making business decisions critical to their growth and profitability -- a strong benefit for TLMI member companies and others involved or considering participation in the North American label market. “Publication of the North American