2009 Printing Industry Hall of Fame: A Forward Thinker

When Hayes took the helm of Omaha Print in 1991, he decided it was time to re-evaluate the company's business model. The firm exited the office products business and sold off some of its continuous business forms equipment. It moved some of its collators, opting for roll-to-sheet.

"We had nine different plate sizes in our printing operation, so we looked at consolidating and getting more efficient," he says. "We went down to three plate sizes and chose the 40˝ format as our primary focus. In 1992, we bought our first 40˝, six-color Heidelberg, then purchased a four-color model in 1993, a five-color in 1994 and a two-color in 1995."