-The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a U.S. District Court could not stop TKS from taking advantage of Japanese legislation designed to allow it to recover damages stemming from its antidumping legal battle with Goss International Corp.

The appellate court ordered U.S. District Court Judge Linda Reade to lift a preliminary injunction that prohibited TKS from suing Goss’ Japan operation to collect the more than $35 million TKS paid Goss after TKS was found guilty of violating the now-repealed 1916 Antidumping Act.

The Japanese law permits TKS to counter sue in Japan to collect any damages awarded under the 1916 Act by U.S. courts to a U.S. company.

In a statement, Goss said it was “disappointed in the decision by the 8th Circuit” and that it would ask for the entire court to rehear the case.

-The Daily Times in Salisbury, Md., will open a new production plant in 2008, anchored by a rebuilt Goss International Corp. Urbanite press. Gannett Co. Inc. paid $6.5 million for a building that will be renovated under a design by Dario Designs Inc. Pressline Services is rebuilding the press, which will provide the paper with up to 48 pages of color in a 60-page run. In addition to The Daily Times, the publisher prints a number of other publications in the Delmarva region.

-Capital Gazette Communications in Annapolis, Md., upgraded a legacy ad tracking system with SCS/Track software from Software Consulting Services LLC.

SCS/Track interfaces with the Capital Gazette’s outgoing AdMarc front-end system and new Mactive front-end, as well as with the Capital Gazette’s ATS and Mactive pagination systems.

CGC publishes The Capital in Annapolis as well as a number of other Maryland papers.

-The News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., tapped Masthead International Inc. to rebuild a 13-unit Goss Metro press as the paper upgrades its printing infrastructure.

The first phase, which converted the machine into footprint shaftless, wrapped up last year, using Brock Solutions Inc. as the contractor. After the units are rebuilt, the paper will then upgrade folders and RTPs. Although the press units’ cylinders, gears and bearings will be rebuilt, crews will not change the machine’s cutoff or web width, which will remain at 22.75-inches and 50 inches, respectively.

One year ago

Following last year’s volatile hurricane season, the Florida Newspapers Business Continuity Group launches a Web site to help members share production data in the event publishing is disrupted because of natural disaster.

Five years ago

Detroit Newspapers orders six MAN Roland Inc. GeoMAN 75 presses for its new $170 million Sterling Heights, Mich. printing plant.

10 years ago

The Dayton (Ohio) Daily News signs a letter of intent to purchase KBA-Motter Corp. Colora units for its new 244,000-square-foot production facility, now under construction.

15 years ago

Muller Martini purchases Graphics Management Associates.