A historic World Series win for the Chicago Cubs turned into a gargantuan work order for a local screen-print manufacturer in Alexander City that has been printing logos on the winning team’s shirts non stop since Wednesday.
The printing presses at Alex City’s Aprinta Apparel sprang to action on a 300,000-piece shirt order and have been running on a 24-hour production cycle since the Cubs’ curse-ending game Tuesday night.
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