Ripon Printers

Longtime Ripon Printers employee Deba Horn-Prochno is retiring after 40 years.

PITTSBURGH—The 2014 Best Workplace in the Americas Awards recipients have been announced by Printing Industries of America. A total of 28 graphic arts companies, both members through Printing Industries of America Affiliate Organizations and non-members, were selected by a committee of distinguished HR experts from within the industry.

The 2014 Best Workplace in the Americas Awards recipients have been announced by Printing Industries of America. A total of 28 graphic arts companies, both members through Printing Industries of America Affiliate Organizations and non-members, were selected by a committee of distinguished HR experts from within the industry.

Instead of devising our own wholly subjective criteria with which to judge printing companies, we have instead deferred to the wisdom of the Printing Industries of America (PIA), which produces its own annual Best Workplace in the Americas Awards. The selected companies are: Midstates Inc., Aberdeen, SD; The John Roberts Co., Minneapolis; Ripon Printers, Ripon, WI; and Courier Corp., North Chelmsford, MA.

Ripon Printers and several of its customers were recently honored with Gold Ink Awards and Premier Print Awards. The 2014 Gold Ink Awards, sponsored by Printing Impressions magazine, recognized Twisted Tree Comics with a first place Gold Award in the digital, printing, books and manuals category for Spindle Twisted Tree Issue #2.

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Printing Industries of America (PIA) has announced the recipients of the 2013 Best Workplace in the Americas Awards. Entries are judged on the following criteria: management practices, work environment, training and development, recognition and rewards, workplace health and safety, health and wellness, financial security and work-life balance.

PITTSBURGH—Printing Industries of America has announced the recipients of the 2013 Best Workplace in the Americas Awards. A total of 27 graphic arts companies, both members of Printing Industries of America and non-members, were selected by a committee of distinguished human resources experts from within the industry. The program is designed to recognize graphic arts companies for their outstanding human relations efforts which contribute to a successful workplace.

Since 2000, Printing Industries of America has honored the best places to work in the graphic arts industry with annual awards. The Best Workplace in the Americas Awards is one of the most stringent human resources awards programs available in any industry.

Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ November 2013 edition, featuring MedLit Graphics installation of a second G&K–Vijuk MV-11 triple knife outsert system,