8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 21, 2006                                                                                                                                                

Champion Industries, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

West Virginia

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-21084                                                      55-0717455

             (Commission File No.)                      (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2450 First Avenue

P. O. Box 2968

Huntington, West Virginia                                                                                                                 25728

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                                                                       (Zip Code)

(304) 528-2700

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

  On November 20, 2006, Champion Industries, Inc. issued a press release regarding declaration of its quarterly dividend.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

  (c)      Exhibits

  99.1 Press Release issued by Champion Industries, Inc., dated November 20, 2006

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CHAMPION INDUSTRIES, INC. (Registrant)
Date: November 21, 2006
	/s/ Todd R. Fry Todd R. Fry, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number  Description 

99.1 Press Release dated November 20, 2006, captioned "CHAMPION INDUSTRIES INCREASES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND BY 20%".

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Champion Industries Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend by 20%

Huntington, WV - Champion Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ/CHMP), today announced that its Board of Directors has increased its regular quarterly cash dividend to six cents per share. The cash dividend will be paid on December 29, 2006 to shareholders of record on December 8, 2006. This represents the fifty-fifth (55th) consecutive quarterly dividend by Champion Industries, Inc. since its initial public offering in January, 1993.

Champion is a commercial printer, business forms manufacturer and office products and office furniture supplier in regional markets east of the Mississippi. Champion serves its customers through the following companies/divisions: Chapman Printing (West Virginia and Kentucky); Stationers, Champion Clarksburg, Capitol Business Interiors, Garrison Brewer, Carolina Cut Sheets, U.S. Tag and Champion Morgantown (West Virginia); The Merten Company (Ohio); Smith & Butterfield (Indiana and Kentucky); Champion Graphic Communications (Louisiana); Interform Solutions and Consolidated Graphic Communications (Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey); Donihe Graphics (Tennessee) and Blue Ridge Printing (North Carolina and Tennessee).