PITTSBURGH—The Printing Industries of America (PIA) announced the recipients of its 2012 Best Workplace in the Americas Awards. A total of 36 graphic arts companies, both PIA and non-PIA members, were selected by a committee of human resource experts from within the industry.
The program is designed to recognize graphic arts companies for their outstanding human-relations efforts that contribute to a successful workplace.
Best of the Best Category
Small Companies (up to 100 employees): Fusion Paperboard U.S., Hebron, KY; Label World, Rochester, NY; Tailored Label Products, Menomonee Falls, WI; Vox Printing, Oklahoma City.
Medium-size Companies (101-250 employees): Communicorp Inc., Columbus, GA; Midland Information Resources, Davenport, IA; Suttle-Straus Inc., Waunakee, WI; Hopkins Printing, Columbus, OH.
Large Companies/Multi-plants (251+ employees): American Packaging, Rochester, NY; SmartPractice, Phoenix; Edwards Brothers Malloy, Ann Arbor, MI; Weldon, Williams & Lick, Fort Smith, AR.
Best Workplace Category
Small Companies (up to 100 employees): The Castle Press, Pasadena, CA; Cohber Press, Rochester, NY; Elk Grove Graphics, Elk Grove Village, IL; e-LYNXX Corp., Chambersburg, PA; GPA, Specialty Substrate Solutions, McCook, IL; Lauterbach Group, Sussex, WI; Newman Printing, Bryan, TX.
Medium-size Companies (101-250 employees): Baesman Group, Hilliard, OH; Boutwell, Owens & Co., Fitchburg, MA; Disc Graphics, Hauppauge, NY; Great Lakes Integrated, Cleveland; Indexx Inc., Greenville, SC; MOSAIC, Cheverly, MD; Robbie Flexibles, Lenexa, KS; Royle Printing, Sun Prairie, WI; Thoro Packaging, Corona, CA.
Large Firms/Multi-plants (251+): Courier Corp., N. Chelmsford, MA; Hammer Packaging, Rochester, NY; Flower City Printing, Rochester, NY; The John Roberts Co., Minneapolis; Smyth Cos., St. Paul, MN; Times Printing, Random Lake, WI; Valassis Communications, Wichita, KS.