Printing trade association grows along with industry.WHAT INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES $5.5 BILLION TO THE FIVE-COUNTIES THAT MAKE-UP THE LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. METROPOLITAN AREA, AND PUTS THE EQUIVALENT OF 60,000 PEOPLE TO WORK EVERY DAY? ANSWER: THE PRINTING INDUSTRY--AN INDUSTRY LARGER THAN MOST OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INDUSTRIES (6 OUT OF 20) IN THE REGION. MOREOVER, WHEN THE ALLIED INDUSTRIES OF PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ARE ADDED TOGETHER, THEY PUMP OVER $9 BILLION IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles as well as its southern and southeastern suburbs (both in Los Angeles AND EMPLOY WELL-OVER 100,000 PEOPLE. TRULY, PRINTING, BOTH ALONE AND COMBINED WITH PUBLISHING, PLAYS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY, A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE REGION'S (AND STATE'S) ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. PRINTING: A GROWTH INDUSTRY THE PRINTING INDUSTRY IS DEFINED AS THOSE FIRMS ENGAGED PRIMARILY IN COMMERCIAL PRINTING, BUSINESS FORMS, BOOK PRINTING, QUICK PRINTING, BOOKBINDING bookbinding. The art and business of bookbinding began with the protection of parchment manuscripts with boards. Papyrus had originally been produced in rolls, but sheets of parchment came to be folded and fastened together with sewing by the 2d cent. A.D. , PRINTING TRADE SERVICES, ENGRAVING engraving, in its broadest sense, the art of cutting lines in metal, wood, or other material either for decoration or for reproduction through printing. In its narrowest sense, it is an intaglio printing process in which the lines are cut in a metal plate with a AND PLATEMAKING, AND BLANK BOOKS AND BINDERS. A SIGNIFICANT FEATURE IS THAT THE PRINTING INDUSTRY IN THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN AREA IS A "GROWTH INDUSTRY." IT HAS OUTPACED THE GROWTH OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AS A WHOLE IN BOTH OUTPUT AND EMPLOYMENT. BETWEEN 1982 AND 1990, FOR EXAMPLE, THE VALUE OF SHIPMENTS IN THE PRINTING SECTOR INCREASED BY 73.6 PERCENT, THEREBY OUTPERFORMING THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR BOTH NATIONALLY AND WITHIN THE STATE. INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT INCREASED MORE THAN 37 PERCENT SINCE 1978, AND 19 PERCENT SINCE 1982. MOREOVER, INDUSTRY ECONOMISTS PROJECT THAT EMPLOYMENT WILL INCREASE BY ALMOST ANOTHER 7 PERCENT, FROM 60,000 TO 64,200. WHAT KINDS OF JOBS ARE THESE? THEY RANGE FROM SEMI-SKILLED PRODUCTION JOBS TO HIGHLY SKILLED EQUIPMENT OPERATORS. THE SKILL REQUIREMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY, HOWEVER, ARE RAPIDLY CHANGING, WITH INCREASING EMPHASIS ON COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TO PRESSES, GRAPHIC DESIGN, AND DIGITAL IMAGING. THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT HAS ENABLED THE INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND TO PROVIDE GOOD PAYING JOBS TO ITS EMPLOYEES. FOR EXAMPLE, BETWEEN 1975 AND 1990, PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES HELPED TO DECREASE DIRECT WAGE COST AS A PERCENTAGE OF SALES FROM 21 PERCENT TO 17 PERCENT, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES INCREASED FROM $5.39 TO $11.07--AN INCREASE OF ALMOST 100 PERCENT. THE PRINTING INDUSTRY RANKS FIRST IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN NUMBER OF FIRMS IN THE REGION, WITH OVER 3,000 ESTABLISHMENTS. DESPITE ITS OVERALL SIZE, IT IS AN INDUSTRY OF SMALL BUSINESSES. THE TYPICAL FIRM HAS SALES OF JUST UNDER $1 MILLION AND EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 15 WORKERS. PRINTING/REPROGRAPHICS IS GENERALLY A FAMILY BUSINESS INDUSTRY WHERE AN ENTREPRENEUR CAN STILL HAVE A CHANCE AT THE AMERICAN DREAM American dream also American Dream n. An American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire: OF OWNING HIS OR HER OWN BUSINESS. REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PRINTING/PUBLISHING USING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S REGIONAL INPUT-OUTPUT MODELING This article is about the economic model. For the computer interface, see Input/output. The Input-output model of economics uses a matrix representation of a nation's (or a region's) economy to predict the effect of changes in one industry on others and by SYSTEM DATA, THE EFFECT OF $1 MILLION OF PRINTING/PUBLISHING SALES ON TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, WAGES (EARNINGS), AND (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) SALES ON ALL INDUSTRIES IS AS FOLLOWS: TABULAR DATA OMITTED THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PRINTING ON THE LOS ANGELES BASIN'S ECONOMY IS SIGNIFICANT WHEN WE RECALL THAT TOTAL SALES FOR THE YEAR WERE $5.5 BILLION. THE 60,000 DIRECT JOBS IN THE PRINTING INDUSTRY PROVIDE THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN AREA WITH AN ADDITIONAL 66,500 JOBS IN OTHER INDUSTRIES. WHAT REPERCUSSIONS repercussions npl → répercussions fpl repercussions npl → Auswirkungen pl DOES PRINTING/PUBLISHING HAVE ON OTHER INDUSTRIES IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA? FOR EVERY $1 MILLION IN SALES (OUTPUT), THE PRINTING/PUBLISHING INDUSTRY STIMULATES, DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY, PURCHASES (INPUTS) FOR GOODS AND SERVICES In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. FROM THE FOLLOWING AMONG OTHERS: WHOLESALE TRADE $81,200 COMMUNICATION $34,420 ELECTRIC, GAS & WATER $24,900 REAL ESTATE $118,330 BUSINESS SERVICES $83,800 EATING & DRINKING $57,900 HEALTH SERVICES health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract $34,480 THESE FIGURES EXCLUDE WAGES OF $652,400 PAID TO EMPLOYEES. THEY SHOW THE CONTRIBUTION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRINTING/PUBLISHING INDUSTRIES THE LOS ANGELES BASIN'S ECONOMIC HEALTH. PRINTING TRADE ASSOCIATION AS FOCAL POINT focal point n. See focus. LIKE OTHER BUSINESS SECTORS, THE INDUSTRY'S TRADE ASSOCIATION, PRINTING INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, (PIA-SC), SERVES AS THE FOCAL POINT FOR THE PRINTING/REPROGRAPHICS COMMUNITY. PIA-SC WAS FOUNDED IN 1937. DURING ITS EARLY YEARS, APPROXIMATELY 40 COMPANIES BELONGED TO THE ASSOCIATION. TODAY, PIA-SC IS THE LARGEST (OUT OF 32) STATEWIDE GRAPHIC ARTS graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS WITH OVER 2,000 INDIVIDUAL FIRMS AS MEMBERS. MEMBER FIRMS CUT ACROSS ALL SEGMENTS OF THE INDUSTRY: COMMERCIAL PUBLICATION AND SPECIALTY PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS, TYPOGRAPHERS, TRADE GRAPHIC FINISHERS, BUSINESS FORMS PRINTERS, MAILERS, ENGRAVED en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. STATIONERY AND LABEL MANUFACTURERS, LITHO PREP FIRMS AND SUPPLY FIRMS FURNISHING MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES TO THE INDUSTRY. ALL MEMBERS OF PIA-SC ARE AUTOMATICALLY MEMBERS OF PRINTING INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA Printing Industries of America is a nonprofit trade association which advocates for the United States printing industry. It is the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, representing more than 12,000 member companies and an industry with more than $16. , THE LARGEST NATIONAL GRAPHIC ARTS ASSOCIATION IN THE WORLD, AND PRINTING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA, THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OFFICE. TOGETHER WITH PIA-SC, THESE ORGANIZATIONS ENHANCE, AND SUPPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT THE GRAPHIC ARTS PROFESSIONAL NEEDS TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. WHAT IS PIA-SC'S MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTION? THE ANSWER DEPENDS UPON THE NEEDS OF THE MEMBER AT ANY GIVEN TIME? FOR THE COMPANY SEEKING GOOD HEALTH AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR ITS EMPLOYEES, THE INSURANCE PROGRAM WOULD BE IMPORTANT. FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE LOANS OR AUTOMOBILE FINANCING, THE CREDITS UNION WOULD TOP THE LIST. FOR THE MEMBERS WHO WANTS TO AVOID DOING BUSINESS WITH A HIGH RISK CLIENT OR WHO NEEDS FINANCIAL, PRODUCTION, SALES, OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT WOULD BE VITAL. FOR THE COMPANY WHO HAS TO COMPLY WITH GOVERNMENTAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WOULD BE CRUCIAL. FORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO NEED ONLY TO CHOOSE ONE SERVICE OR ONE PROGRAM. MEMBERS CAN BENEFIT FROM AND ENJOY OF ALL THE SERVICES OF THEIR ASSOCIATION. THE BUSINESS. THE EDUCATIONAL. THE SPECIAL CONFERENCES. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CRAFTSMANSHIP. THE SOCIAL. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST, AND PRIDE TO THE INDUSTRY, IS THE RECENT OPENING OF THE STATE'S FIRST GRAPHIC ARTS ACADEMY, IN COOPERATION WITH THE PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT The Pasadena Unified School District is a unified school district that is responsible for the schools of Pasadena, California. As of 2005, it has 5 high schools, 3 middle schools, and 24 elementary schools. , AT WHICH STUDENTS ARE PREPARING FOR CAREERS IN THE PRINTING INDUSTRY. THE ACADEMY'S CAPACITY IS 120 STUDENTS, GRADES 10-12. THE CURRICULUM IN ENGLISH, MATH, AND SCIENCE IS DEVELOPED AROUND GRAPHIC ARTS THEMES, WITH FOUR INSTRUCTORS HAVING RESPONSIBILITY IN CORE SUBJECTS. INDUSTRY TRAINING, MENTORING, AND INTERNSHIPS ARE ALSO PART OF THE PROGRAM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS. PIA-SC HAS ONE REASON FOR ITS EXISTENCE: TO HELP MEMBERS IN EVERY PRACTICAL, POSSIBLE WAY. AS WITH OTHER ASSOCIATIONS, PIA-SC KNOWS TOO WELL THAT TO BECOME STAGNANT IS TO DIE, AND THEREFORE IT IS CONTINUALLY REACHING OUT TO YET NEW FRONTIERS OF MEMBER SERVICE. GERALD M. BONETTO, PH.D. DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PRINTING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA |
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