Taylor Corporation to Acquire Venture Encoding and CardsDirect

Taylor Corporation, located in North Mankato, Minn., announced that it has reached agreements to acquire two Texas-based companies. Both Venture Encoding of Fort Worth and CardsDirect of Dallas will be acquired by the Minnesota-based printing and marketing conglomerate.

Venture Encoding, which provides loan servicing and marketing solutions to financial companies, will be merged with Corporate Graphics Direct Marketing Solutions, a Taylor Corporation affiliate based in Arden Hills, Minn. The new subsidiary will carry the name Venture Solutions Inc..