REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11 -- Picking Up the Pieces

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The Association of Graphic Communications (AGC), the metro New York City affiliate of the Printing Industries of America (PIA), dedicated a great deal of energy on post-9/11 recovery efforts for its constituents. According to Vicki Keenan, vice president of public affairs, 50 printers sought some level of assistance from AGC in the aftermath, be it relocating, garnering grants, applying for local, state and/or federal aid, finding temporary accommodations or printers willing to loan out their facilities or other resources. Of those companies, 48 are still in business.