Champion Reports Profits Despite Katrina
Champion Industries Inc. said its quarterly and yearly net income rose, despite the closure of its New Orleans plant because of Hurricane Katrina. The company's net income for the quarter ended Oct. 31 was $569,000, up from $498,000, a year earlier. In fiscal 2005, Champion earned $1.11 million, compared to $750,000 in fiscal 2004. The company said it benefited from an 8.5 percent sales increase, and the 2004 acquisition of its competitor Syscan. Full story.

Oliva is Cenveo President
Robert G. Burton, chairman and CEO of Cenveo Inc., announced the promotion of Thomas W. Oliva to the position of company president. Oliva is responsible for all sales and manufacturing efforts and reports directly to Burton. He will remain on Cenveo's board of directors.

Burton said, "A major part of my plan in turning around the financial results of Cenveo was to bring along a team of seasoned and proven executives who are personally accountable for their results. Over the past three months, we have quickly assembled what I believe is the strongest senior management team in the printing industry. We have recruited over 30 people who have worked directly with us previously at World Color or Moore and have recruited some of the best and brightest executives with related industry experience, who clearly understand the challenges that lie in front of us." For a complete list of appointments and the full story, click here.

Boise to Restart Shift at Oregon Mill
Boise Cascade will restart this month the second shift at its La Grande, Ore., sawmill. It curtailed the shift on Oct. 31, a move that impacted approximately 70 employees. The company will recall the employees and hire new ones to fill positions vacated by those who relocated to other Boise facilities.

3-D Marketing
When Bart Huthwaite owned a machine tool company, he regularly taught engineers how to innovate products to gain more benefits from his machine tools. It led him to believe that innovation should be learnable, repeatable and sustainable. Huthwaite sold his company in 1982 and founded the Institute for Lean Innovation, which teaches companies a 6-step, end-to-end product development process. Full story.

Here are this week's top unusual source requests received by DMIA:

1. Twenty-four gauge wire that's 10 inches long, used as a tag fastener; QTY=10M
2. Free standing modular trade show display; QTY=1
3. Folded post card with remoist glue, printed 2 over 2; QTY=900M
4. Clinical trial case report forms, 40-part carbonless unit set; QTY=5M
5. Trade source to provide poster rolling; QTY=10M
6. Coaster printed two sides on glossy stock laminated to a fiber board core; QTY=500
7. Switch activated LED blinking light to be attached to greeting cards; QTY=20M
8. Small skeleton key to be affixed to a direct mail letter; QTY=30M
9. Saddle-stitched booklet, finished size 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches, Cover 3 has a small die cut and glued pocket; QTY=200M
10. Custom ceramic shoe on a trophy base; QTY=200

If you have a source request—for anything—call the Hotline at (800) 333-2828 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, or use the Source Hotline Database online. For new sales ideas every day, try our 1,000 Sales Ideas Database. Manufacturers, if you produce any of these items and would like to check your listing with the Source Hotline, please email Cheryl Rush.

CEO Summit
If you are one of DMIA's larger members, you don't want to miss the CEO Summit from March 1-3 at the The Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas. The program is packed with interactive sessions that will help you grow your business, become a better sales manager, assess sales force re-engineering, learn about the state of the industry, and more. Hear Greg Mosher, chairman and CEO of WorkflowOne, discuss the future of the industry. For details, visit the CEO Summit page on DMIA's web site.

Excess Inventory Depot
DMIA's Excess Inventory Depot enables members to sell items such as excess inventories, blank forms and labels, pre-converted material, paper stock, converted material, new or used equipment and other business-related items. Take advantage of this introductory offer and post your items for free. Find out what's for sale. DMIA members can view postings 24/7 at no charge.

E-Weekly Instant Poll
This week's question:
Which vertical market does your company plan to target this year? Click here to vote.