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Printing Industries of America is now accepting nominations for the 2012 InterTech™ Technology Awards. These awards honor the development of technologies predicted to have a major impact on the graphic communications and related industries. 

Create your very own conference at Offset & Beyond, June 4—6, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. Select from the variety of topics offered to customize your experience and meet your needs.

Printing Industries of America has obtained Department of Labor Wage/Hour statistics for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 fiscal years. These numbers reveal key enforcement data on a number of parameters. A breakdown of the statistics can be found on Printing Industries of America’s website here. 

Printing Industries of America, which formed in 1887, is pleased to announce that 2012 marks its 125th anniversary as an association. To help celebrate this milestone, a new logo and webpage have been created. The webpage will highlight not only the history of the organization but also the future of print and Printing Industries. Video and audio pieces featuring industry experts will be developed to capture their view of print’s past and its future. Celebrations will take place throughout the year, including one at Printing Industries of America’s booth at GRAPH EXPO 2012.

Printing Industries of America is proud to announce that the 2012 Binding Industries Association (BIA) Annual Conference will be taking place June 4–6, 2012, in St. Louis, Missouri. This signature conference is designed to bring together management from trade binderies, graphic finishing, information packaging, custom loose-leaf manufacturing, and the suppliers to those industries. This conference will provide companies with the resources, tools, and insight they need to succeed in the future. 

Printing Industries of America will be holding the 2012 Continuous Improvement Conference April 1–4, at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Great Lakes Graphics Association (GLGA), the organization created from the merger between the Printing Industry of Illinois/Indiana Association and the Printing Industries of Wisconsin, recently installed a new Board of Directors to equitably represent members in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. The following individuals will serve on GLGA’s Board of Directors through the end of 2012:

Printing Industries of America is pleased to announce that Michael Marcian Sr., is the 2011 Lewis Memorial recipient. The Lewis Award pays homage to business leaders who have gone far beyond standard obligations to become a significant force in shaping the business of printed communications; Marcian has been a leader in the industry and has a list of accomplishments that honor the spirit of the Lewis Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award.

Printing Industries of America’s 2012 Employee Recognition Calendar serves as a reference for Human Resources personnel, identifying various positions to celebrate throughout the year. Companies can create their own employee recognition events and use the Employee Recognition Program as its recognition vehicle. 

Eight industry leaders were formally inducted into the Ben Franklin Honor Society of Printing Industries of America at a black-tie induction and awards ceremony held November 11, 2011, at Printing Industries’ Fall Administrative Meetings held in Miami Beach, Florida.

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Ron Davis, vice president and chief economist, Printing Industries of America, has released a financial report focusing on the long term future of print and print markets. The report explores how leveraging multiple functions of print can increase the longevity and viability of a printer’s success in the marketplace.

The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) presented the 2011 Harold W. Gegenheimer Annual Achievement Award to John Berthelsen, President and CEO, Suttle-Straus, Waunakee, WI. The Achievement Award was presented by Michael Makin, President and CEO, Printing Industries of America, at the PGSF Board of Directors meeting during GRAPH EXPO 2011 in Chicago, IL. The award was established in 2003 in honor of Harold W. Gegenheimer, former Baldwin Technology Company Chairman. The award is given to an individual for outstanding service and continued contribution to the overall mission of PGSF in the areas of development, education, and sharing knowledge. It represents the highest order of sharing knowledge and promoting education.

Printing Industries of America will be holding the next meeting of the Automation Solutions Network at Mimeo.com headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, January 31–February 1, 2012. For more information on Mimeo.com and the activities for the meeting, visit http://www.printing.org/mimeomeeting.  

The Web Offset Association (WOA), a special interest group of Printing Industries of America, is now accepting entries for the 2011-2012 WOA Print Awards. These awards have 38 categories, from coldset printing on newsprint to coated product catalogs, so any web or offset printer can enter the category of their expertise.