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The Young Media Alliance has been busy with outreach activities. In February, YMA Chairman Peter Fieoretti of Western States Envelope & Label spoke to a Press Operations class at Harper College, Palatine, IL. The class theme was web printing, and Peter talked about envelope converting, industry opportunities and the Illinois scholarship program. next...

Last winter I was approached to see if we would be willing to host an educational tour and discussion for a group of Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School (KMLHS) accounting students. next...

In 2016, the Village of Butler reached out to local businesses to help kickstart a project to build a new playground at the nearby Frontier Park. Only a few minutes away from our corporate headquarters, Western States decided to help with the donation of playground equipment by becoming a bronze level sponsor. next...

Over the past 22 years, Wheeling & Heeling for Cancer has become much more than an annual fundraiser. This Menomonee Falls, WI tradition has become a celebration of life! Over 800 participants gather each year to ride, run, or walk in celebration of someone who has defeated or is fighting cancer, or in memory of someone lost to this devastating illness. next...

The Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) has announced that Western States Envelope & Label has won a Best of Category Award in Envelopes for our "Touch, Feel, Flourish" Calendar Envelope. This envelope used a four color process plus a haptic coating to add a tactile element to this already aesthetically pleasing piece. next...

The Great Lakes Graphics Association (GLGA) has announced that Western States Envelope & Label is an award winner in the 2018 Graphics Excellence Awards competition. The GEA competition is one of the largest printing competitions in the nation. next...

Eddie, a Western States customer and printer from TN, had a customer who needed a unique approach for sending tax notices to residents. They decided that our Peel ‘n View envelopes were ideal since they wanted recipients to 1) pay taxes early and 2) have a handy reminder to peel off and use. next...

The client needed a removable label to use during product fabrication. The label had to serve as a job ticket with fabrication details/codes, and had to be removed from the glass and used as a shipping label for packaging. next...

Grip Guides is an interactive, heat-activated training aid for golfers. next...

This customer needed a lower cost alternative to the vinyl product labels they were using with a freezer adhesive. next...