Former owners of Thrifty Nickel have a new venture that will print images on any flat surface
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Menan couple can print images on billboards, signs, walls or any flat surface
MENAN – After nearly a decade of bringing buyers and sellers together through the Thrifty Nickel, Justin and Shelly Fullmer are the owners of a new printing business.
The Menan couple closed the advertising publication in September and opened Innovative Ink. With the help of a machine with ultrasonic sensors called The Wall Printer, the Fullmers can print full-color logos and pictures on billboards, signs, walls or any flat surface. See how it works in the video above.
The business launched in September and is just getting started. They’ve picked up a few clients in the last month and are hoping to acquire more.
“We’re just getting the word out now. I’ve gotten a few jobs. I’m doing one for Romaine’s tomorrow (Thursday),” Justin tells EastIdahoNews.com.
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The Fullmers originally launched the business in hopes of supplementing their income with the Thrifty Nickel. The economy forced them to close the Thrifty Nickel in September.
The publication launched in 1978. Shelly started working there in 1995, and she and her husband bought it in 2015.
Despite dwindling readers for the print publication, the website was still getting 70,000 clicks a week. The Fullmers shut it down as well because they were ready to focus all their creative energy on one thing.
They’ve retained several graphic designers from the previous business for this new venture, which the Fullmers are thrilled about.
“We had some absolutely fantastic graphic designers, and I really wanted to keep them employed,” Justin says. “I was browsing the internet one day and an ad for this (machine) popped up. It said, ‘Start your own business today,’ and I thought, ‘Who doesn’t have something to print?'”
Just last week, the couple made a delivery to a customer in Burley.
They cater primarily to business owners, but they’ll print something for anyone who wants it. Many people repaint rooms in their house and Justin says their machine makes it easier to do wall art.
The couple hope to see the business grow. To learn more or get a free quote, email shelly@innovativeinkid.com or call (208) 529-9373.
You can also visit the website or Facebook page.
BIZ BITS
Local bank hosting third annual blanket drive
REXBURG – WaFd Bank at 80 North 2nd East in Rexburg is hosting its third annual blanket drive.
The event kicked off Nov. 4 and runs through Dec. 10.
The community is invited to bring new blankets into the Rexburg branch to give to the Rexburg Family Crisis Center.
Blankets can be donated Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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