Article: NOT LICKED YET ENVELOPE MAKERS GIRD FOR COMPETITION.(BUSINESS)

Byline: STEVEN P. ROSENFELD Associated Press

BOONE, Iowa Jack Nelson runs a company that makes up to 4 million envelopes a day. But when he has to make a last-minute bid on a contract or place a rush order, he has no qualms about sending a fax.

``Fax is not a dirty word,'' says Nelson, president of Heinrich Envelope Inc. ``Faxes make us more competitive.''

The facsimile machine, however, competes with his envelopes as do E-mail and new interactive communication systems that let consumers pay bills, send letters or shop from home.

Such competition has grabbed the attention of the entire envelope industry, which has almost $3 ...

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