Stewart Belden named EHS Professional of the Year Kansas City, MO  – March 13, 2013 – The Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica (PIA MidAmerica) has named Stewart Belden of Valassis as the 2013 recipient of the Gary R. Reniker Environmental Health and Safety Professional of the Year Award.  The announcement was made at the

Chuck Chalifoux Honored with PIA MidAmerica Visionary Award Dallas, TX  – March 13, 2013 – Chuck Chalifoux, president/CEO of ColorDynamics, Allen, Texas is the 2013 recipient of Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica’s Visionary Award.  The award recognizes an individual who has helped shape and transform the Dallas/Fort Worth graphic arts community both through their

Trabon Executive Wins Coveted Industry Honor Mike Magerl Named Executive of the Year by the Printing and Imaging Association of MidAmerica Kansas City, Mo. – March 4, 2013 – Mike Magerl, president of the Marketing Services Group at Trabon, has been named Kansas City Executive of the Year by the Printing and Imaging Association (PIA)

GAERF LAUNCHES 2013 STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION Entrants Challenged to Produce a Product Irreplaceable by Electronic Media                  Reston, VA—The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) announces the launch of the GAERF 2013 Student Design Competition themed: "Forever Print." Although we live in a 'digital age', we continue to be surrounded by printed material because

 AF & PA Action Supported by PIA This past week, Printing Industries of America (PIA) weighed in to support the American Forest & Paper Association’s (AF&PA) bid to achieve government approval of a formalized commodities promotional and marketing program that would be financed by assessing paper producers. Known informally as a “check off” program, the

PIA Supports Paper-Based Access to Government Information and Services Printing Industries of America announced its support for a bipartisan Congressional resolution (H.Res. 97), introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Mike Michaud (D-ME), seeking to protect access to paper-based options for government services and information. Despite a rise in

  Cost Savings Spur Growth in Group FSC® Certification Program for Printers At the end of last year, the 200th firm was joined to the Regional Affiliate Certificate Group, RACG. This program, offered to all members of PIA affiliate associations across the country, was established in late 2010 with an initial group of 40 printers

Printing Industries of America Statement on USPS Announcement to End Saturday Delivery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 6, 2013—The following is a statement by Lisbeth A. Lyons, Vice President of Printing Industries of America, the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, regarding today’s announcement by the United States Postal Service that it would end Saturday delivery of

Richard Hart Retires after 46 Years with Olmsted-Kirk Paper Dallas, Texas – January 31, 2013 – It is with mixed feelings that Olmsted-Kirk Paper announces the retirement of Richard Hart, our Executive Vice-President. He has been with our company for the last forty-six years and has decided that the time has come to retire. Although

IDEAlliance Launches NEW Mail.dat®User License Code Program [Alexandria, Virginia – January 28, 2013] IDEAlliance® has announced a revision in its popular Mail.dat® User License Code program that will substantially reduce the fees paid by mail preparers and facilitate the transition to electronic postage payment. The Mail.dat specification specifies a User License Code to accompany files