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  • How a big Eureka printing plant became a national consolidation flashpoint

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📰 News we're reading

• New Consolidator Emerges – November 2025 M&A Activity (americanprinter.com) — A major commercial printing plant in Eureka formerly part of Cenveo and now under the ColorArt banner, is highlighted as a pivotal acquisition in a national roll-up that’s showing signs of financial strain, including recent bankruptcies. The broader piece tracks November’s mergers, closures, and consolidations across the printing and packaging industry, underscoring how aggressive national expansion can backfire compared with more focused regional growth strategies.
   

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    Thursday December 18
  • Last Days of 1st Semester
    Center for Creative Learning (CCL) , 265 Old State Rd , Ellisville
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    Jefferson County Library - Cedar Hill , 6780 Mall Dr , Cedar Hill
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    Northwest R-i House Springs, MO 63051
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    • Friday December 19
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    Northwest R-i House Springs, MO 63051
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    Kellison Elem. Fenton, MO 63026
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    Jefferson County Library - Cedar Hill , 6780 Mall Dr , Cedar Hill
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  • Emergency medical services responded to a crash on eastbound I-70 on the Blanchette Bridge, but all lanes are now open.
    3:21PM on Dec 16: EMS is responding to a crash in the left and right lanes eastbound on I-70 on the Blanchette Bridge. (Nextdoor )
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