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Download PDF, Click Here. Once again, our industry is under attack Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) would like to bring to your attention two pieces of proposed federal legislation H.R. 2441 and S. 1877, collectively known as the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2025. At first glance, these bills appear to modernize how financial institutions […]
Download PDF, Click Here. IOWA HF 767 – Private Sector Employee Drug Testing This new law is effective July 1, 2025 and modifies employers’ and employees’ rights related to drug testing of employees. Modifications included a definition change in safety-sensitive-positions defined by the employer, expansion of allowable methods to notify employees of test results, allows […]
Printing Industry Midwest’s (PIM) 2025 Membership Survey results provided valuable insights into which services and benefits are most appreciated by our members, as well as areas where we can improve. We invite you to review a summary of the results, click here, as part of our ongoing commitment to transparency and to serving as your […]
Download PDF, Click Here. IOWA SSB 1221 – Income Tax Constitutional Amendment On April 10th, the Senate Ways & Means Committee convened and approved legislation that, if ultimately enacted, would amend the Iowa Constitution. The language would require the General Assembly to achieve a two-thirds vote to raise the individual or corporate income tax in […]
Download PDF, Click Here. MINNESOTA Carbon Black Ban Proposed Back on February 27th, we sent you an email on proposed Carbon Black Legislation. This is that email: The attack on Carbon Black has come to Minnesota. As we know, Carbon Black is a component of black inks to provide an intense black color. Human exposure […]
HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR MAILBOX? Printing Industry Midwest’s (PIM) 2025 Print Buyers Guide & Membership Directory was mailed around March 7, 2025 . Did you get a copy? If you would like a guide mailed to you, please email Sadie Johnson and she will send you a guide. A big thank you to all the companies […]
Download PDF, Click Here. MINNESOTA Carbon Black Ban Proposed The attack on Carbon Black has come to Minnesota. As we know, Carbon Black is a component of black inks to provide an intense black color. Human exposure to carbon black through printing is limited because it is bound within a matrix. According to the NIH […]
Download PDF, Click Here. IOWA HSB 114 – Unemployment Insurance Premium Reform The Governor’s proposal for premium reform of the Iowa Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund has been introduced in the Iowa House. Recall that in recent years Iowa has transformed the legacy “unemployment department” into a re-employment agency at Iowa Workforce Development. Now recently unemployed Iowans […]
The eLoupe News is Printing Industry Midwest’s (PIM) email newsletter sent at least twice a month to thousands of print professionals. Regular features in the newsletter includes member news, education articles, upcoming events & webinars, workforce resources and Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) topics and much more. Review the past emails below… 2025 Email: Please note, […]
Thank you so much for the Mingling, Jingling, and all the donations! Together – WE DID IT! The Goal was to Raise $10,000 for Printing Industry Midwest’s (PIM) Education Foundation and we did it. After reaching $5K in donations, Quazar Capital generously matched that and we reached our goal! Thank You Quazar Capital! Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) […]
