The Board of Directors of Pacon Corporation, owners of Strathmore Artist Papers, have announced that the company has been purchased through a partnership with Pacon management and Mason Wells, a Milwaukee, WI-based private equity firm. The company employs 450 people across six facilities in Wisconsin and one in Canada. Pacon’s CEO Jim Schmitz commented, “This is a positive move for the long-term growth of the company. The focus of our organization has been and will continue to be to provide value to our customers by delivering quality products, innovation, selection and service”. Schmitz continued, “We are excited because Mason Wells has a great track record of working with the management teams of packaging and packaged goods companies to create long term sustainable value for all stakeholders.” Mason Wells is a leading Midwest-based private equity firm.
Now you can buy a Liquitex branded mobile phone (if you live in Japan!) Developed in collaboration with ColArt’s global acrylic paint brand Liquitex, the F001 from Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications is a colorful mobile phone that is available in seven different colors: SNOWFLAKE WHITE, FRENCH SHELL PINK, RASPBERRY RED, HONEY GOLD, BRIGHT AQUAMARINE, OCEAN BLUE, and PIANO BLACK.
Here’s a quick and easy “Urban Art” themed way to brighten up your store front. How about freshening up your entire store front with a colorful mural? Check out this great time-lapse clip of Innate, a local screen printing shop in Bellingham, WA, in the process of painting their store front with Montana Gold spray paint. The clip also features the artists buying the paint at Dakota Art Store!
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