The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada has announced that Dutch based Cimpress, a mass customization company, will open its first American manufacturing operation in Reno. Cimpress chose Reno because of its access to distribution markets and strategic supply chain. According to EDAWN, last year the company customized more than 46 million unique items across a wide variety of product categories including signage and displays, soft goods and apparel, marketing materials, packaging and labels, gifts, photos and more. Cimpress should start building in mid December and plans to hire 150 employees in the next five years.