PIA's Best Workplace In the Americas Awards Announced
December 2008"Since 2000, the Best Workplace program has recognized industry leaders from small, medium, and large firms in the graphic arts industry for their outstanding human relations practices. While every company that entered this year's competition has HR programs they should be proud of, the Best Workplace program recognizes outstanding accomplishment," said Jim Kyger, HR Director for Printing Industries of America. "The Best Workplace program stands out as one of the most difficult HR awards to achieve in any industry today, with over 300 metrics. The program is an excellent way to give employers doing innovative yet cost effective HR programs the recognition they deserve."
Entries are judged on the following criteria:
• Management practices
• Work environment
• Training and development opportunities
• Recognition and rewards
• Workplace health and safety
• Health and Wellness
• Financial security
• Work-life balance
A total of 16 companies received the coveted designation Best of the Best, while 35 earned Best Workplace honors.
Best of the Best Category
Small Companies (up to 100 employees)
Crescent Printing, Onalaska, WI
Label World Kamylon, LLC, Rochester, NY
Omaha Print, Omaha, NE
Resco Print Graphics, Inc., Hudson, WI
Western Graphics, Inc., St. Paul, MN
Medium-size Companies (101-250 employees)
DISC Graphics, Inc., Hauppauge, NY
McNaughton & Gunn, Inc., Saline, MI
Midland Information Resource, Davenport, IA
MOSAIC, Cheverly, MD
Worth Higgins & Associates, Inc., Richmond, VA
Large Companies/Multi-plants (251+ employees)
American Packaging Corp., Rochester, NY
Malloy Incorporated, Ann Arbor, MI
The Sheridan Press, Hanover, PA
SmartHealth, Phoenix, AZ
Suttle-Straus, Inc., Waunakee, WI
Times Printing Co. Inc., Random Lake, WI
Best Workplace Category
Small Companies (up to 100 employees)
Elk Grove Graphics, Elk Grove Village, IL
Good Printers, Inc., Bridgewater, VA
GPA, Specialty Substrate Solutions, Chicago, IL
Grant Dahlstrom, Inc./The Castle Press, Pasadena, CA
Jacob North Companies, Lincoln, NE
Kohler Print Group, St. Louis, MO
Lauterbach Group Waukesha, WI
Morrison Communications, Inc., Morristown, TN

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