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Premier Print Group is a leader in commercial printing across the United States.

For nearly 50 years, Premier Print Group has focused on customer-centric innovation and transformation in the printing industry. Our strong family values, entrepreneurial spirit, customer-driven mentality, and passion for exceptional service dwells at the very core of our culture.

Our mission is simple: provide high-quality print collateral, technology-based solutions and marketing and distribution services that will help you attract and retain your target customers.

Premier Print Group Today

Housed in a 61,000 square foot state-of-the-art production facility, our team has the ability to operate highly efficiently, enabling smoother workflows and allowing us to reduce costs to our customers. Since bringing our production teams together under one roof in 2015, Premier has become one of the largest printers in the United States.

Our Central Location Serves Many

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Premier Print Group is located in Champaign, Illinois which located in Central Illinois, a couple hours south of Chicago. Along with sister city, Urbana, it is home to the University of Illinois (U of I), which is a great community resource for Big10 sports and a world-class performing arts center. The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is located on the U of I campus. This presence has helped spawn numerous tech companies in the area.

The Champaign area is a great place to work, live and to raise a family. With a metro population of over 200,000, plus 44,000 students at the university, there is no shortage of excellent dining and shopping establishments. Our local communities are largely surrounded by some of the most fertile agricultural land in the world.

Distribution Friendly

Champaign is served by three interstate highways and Premier is located just minutes from each. I-57 runs North and South; I-74 runs East and West; and I-72 originates in Champaign and runs Southwest through Springfield, Illinois and ends in Missouri. The regional hub for FedEx Ground is located here due to our ideal shipping corridors.

Ideal for Mailing

The Champaign, Illinois post office is a U.S.P.S. Sectional Center Facility. National mailers recognize Champaign as an ideal location for mailing for two reasons. Dropping mail at a Sectional Center gets it in the mail stream faster. And Champaign is located near the center of the U.S. so delivery times across the country are evened out.

 

Premier Leadership

Dan Paulson
Dan Paulson President / CEO
 
 
Dan Paulson President / CEO
Scott Moore-1 (1)
Scott Moore Vice President, Sales
 
 
Scott Moore Vice President, Sales

 

Scott enjoys finding solutions to help clients reach their goals for their print marketing needs. This can be challenging, but also extremely rewarding.

Whether it be the size, special coatings or even where they want to target their piece, when a client has success, he feels good to have been a part of it.

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Dirk Frank Director of Operations
 
 
Dirk Frank Director of Operations

 

Dirk rarely takes a compliment regarding production without crediting key team members involved in making it happen. His engaging personality makes him a pleasure to work with. He is an advocate for our customers, and for our production team, as well. Dirk enjoys spending time with his family and is an avid golfer. 

Premier Account Management

Donna Dombroski-1 (1)
Donna Dombroski Account Executive
 
 
Donna Dombroski Account Executive

 

Donna considers her client and coworker relationships as one of the biggest perks of her job! She enjoys using her print expertise to help refine the details that help make beautiful print jobs. Outside the office she and her husband like traveling, fishing and playing cards.

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Susan Harmon Account Executive
 
 
Susan Harmon Account Executive

 

Susan’s career in commercial printing began in Los Angeles in 1998. Over the last two decades she has enjoyed turning clients' visions and ideas into physical forms through print. Susan and her husband Dave feel proud to have raised children who live deliberately and compassionately. She’s not sure where they went wrong with their dogs.

 

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Wanda Kanagy Account Executive
 
 
Wanda Kanagy Account Executive

 

Wanda has proudly and successfully pursued a career in the printing industry for over 30 years. Her creative flair and exceptional foresight have provided her with the ability to assist her clients in conveying their unique messages using print media. She and her husband, Glen, enjoy traveling, golfing and playing with their pup, Nico.

Randy May-1 (1)
Randy May Account Executive
 
 
Randy May Account Executive

 

Randy has been in printing for 35 years with experience in production, inventory management, account management and promotional products. He enjoys the challenge of finding best possible solutions for clients. Among many things he likes about Premier are its customer-centric culture and TEAM mentality. Randy loves family time, golfing, snow skiing and home projects.

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Jim Osborn Account Executive
 
 
Jim Osborn Account Executive

 

Jim brings over 25 years of print production experience to every meeting. His knowledge makes him not just your sales rep, but a consultant as well. Jim’s specialty is not-for-profit organizations but works with all industries from concept through completion. His goal is to make all your printing experiences pleasurable.

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Brent Pflederer Account Executive
 
 
Brent Pflederer Account Executive

 

Brent feels one of the best things about representing Premier is that his customers can trust that the highest quality possible will be produced, on time, and with unequalled service! He enjoys meeting people and making new friends as their printing needs are served, making sure they are receiving the greatest value.

 

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Ryan Springman Account Executive
 
 
Ryan Springman Account Executive

 

Ryan views commercial printing as beautifully complex and rewarding, and much more than just putting ink to paper. Always striving to be better than the day before, he enjoys that each day presents new challenges. In his free time, Ryan can either be found at the gym, with friends and family, or enjoying the outdoors.

 

Terry Wadeley
Terry Wadley Account Executive
 
 
Terry Wadley Account Executive

 

Terry has over five decades of printing industry experience and talks fondly of the journey from the film era to today’s digital world. He’s embraced it all and still loves every minute of it. Today, he’s passionate about helping and advising customers. Favorite spare time activities include woodworking and reading.

Bill Williams-1 (1)
Bill Williams Account Executive
 
 
Bill Williams Account Executive

 

Bill spent 21 years in estimating, prepress and production management before becoming an Account Executive. In addition to the warm relationships developed over the years, he particularly enjoys the problem-solving aspect of serving his customers. In his spare time, he loves spending time with his new granddaughter.

Premier Support Team

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Bob Janis Customer Service Supervisor
 
 
Bob Janis Customer Service Supervisor

 

Bob also manages the prepress department. As he points out, “our project managers enter customers’ orders and then work with prepress technicians to ensure projects get off on the right foot, thus enhancing the probability of happy endings!” Bob loves spending time with family, hunting, landscaping and remodeling.

Heidi Lewis-1 (1)
Heidi Lewis Project Manager
 
 
Heidi Lewis Project Manager

 

Heidi enjoys helping customers achieve their print and marketing goals. Her knowledge of print, excellent communication skills and attention to detail consistently earn her high praise from clients. She is also blessed with a positive attitude and sense of humor. Heidi enjoys spending time with her husband and two energetic children.

 

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Mackenzie Flowers Project Manager
 
 
Mackenzie Flowers Project Manager

 

Mackenzie loves having the opportunity to guide people through the printing process and see their plans and ideas become a reality. She is always happy to hear that a final product was successful. In her free time, Mackenzie is an avid reader and cyclist who loves spending time with her cat and friends.

 

History and Founding of Premier Print Group

The 1970s saw the founding of three commercial printing companies in Champaign, Illinois - Printec Press, Custom Color Graphics, and Crouse Printing and Mailing. Each company started small and, finding their own particular niche along the way, they each grew and prospered.

As the companies entered the new millennium, each was a multimillion-dollar four-color printer. Printec Press specialized in high end commercial work; Crouse Printing and Mailing accommodated accounts requiring specialized services that included mailing, kitting and fulfillment. Custom Color Graphics had become known for saddle-stitched publications and perfect bound books.

In 2007, Dan Paulson and Scott Moore purchased Printec Press. The following year, they acquired Crouse Printing and Mailing and Custom Color Graphics, which led to the founding of Premier Print Group.

An attractive common thread within these companies was their client-centric cultures. The integration of these cultures along with each company’s unique mix of offerings has given Premier Print Group a diverse range of products and services.

Our Production Headquarters

In the fall of 2015, Premier moved into a new 61,000 square foot home and all production is now under one roof. The more efficient operations enable a smoother workflow and reduced costs, allowing Premier to be even more competitive in the marketplace. Features of our facility include:

  • Total climate control throughout
  • Exclusively motion activated LED lighting
  • Noise absorbing insulation on outer walls
  • Double insulated roof for energy savings
  • Sealed concrete floors for cleaner production environment
  • Two large conference rooms for customer and staff meetings
  • Fully equipped exercise/fitness room
  • Strategically placed cameras for safety and security
  • Sprinkler system throughout
  • Attractive staff lounge for breaks and lunch
  • Three shipping/receiving docks
  • One parcel drop off/pick up bay

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