On September 14-15, our industry will gather in Washington, DC for Print's Voice '10, the printing and graphic communications industry "fly-in" event to advocate public policy on behalf of individual companies and build industry relationships with federal lawmakers and key administration officials. The program includes political and legislative briefings, policy break-out seminars on key public policy issues, Election 2010 overviews, corporate political involvement training, PrintPAC events honoring lawmakers and constituent lobbying visits (scheduling assistance is provided). An appreciation rooftop reception at a premiere Washington, DC location and a "dine-around" networking opportunity are also included.
Registration is FREE to PII members companies ($395 for not-yet-members). Who should attend? Printing and graphic communications company and vendor community executives, particularly CEOs, COOs, plant managers and those who work in the areas of environmental health/safety, human resources/employee benefits, finance, legal/govern-mental and postal affairs. Details and registration are at www.printing.org/printsvoice. Contact Joanne Rock at PII, 312-580-3032 to be persuaded of the value of your participation in this event-make your voice heard in 2010...take part in Print's Voice'10
IL RACT Rule Compliance Information
Air emissions regulations are changing for Illinois lithographers and letterpress shops beginning August 1, 2010. Even if your company already has an air permit or you are exempt from needing one, you must provide certification to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. PII has the following resources available to assist you in your compliance efforts:
Illinois Air Pollution Control Compliance Toolkit -- PII members may download this file which contains an overview, forms and the regulations which will assist you in your compliance efforts. Go to PII's Info/Document Library > Environmental, Health and Safety section. This document is not available for purchase. It is a PII member-only benefit. For Association membership information, contact Joanne Rock at jrock AT pii DOT org or call 312- 580-3032.
Archive of our July 8, 2010 webinar on this topic -- Click HERE .
Accompanying PowerPoint presentation for the July 8, 2010 webinar -- Click HERE.
People who can help you
Gary Jones, Director, EHS, Printing Industries of America at
; Debra Jacobson, Regional Operations Manager, University of Illinois Sustainable Technology Center at
; Dale Kalina, Principal, Environmental Partners Inc. at
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2010 Print Market Atlas
According to Printing Industries of America's print market tracking model, the "Great Recession" shrunk print's economic footprint by historic proportions last year. But, even after all of the declines, print's economic footprint is still substantial compared to other U.S. industries and remains a major American industry.
Printing Industry of IL/IN Association is the regional affiliate of Printing Industries of America--every PII member is automatically a member of Printing Industries. We are pleased to share an analysis from Printing Industries of America that shows that members outperform the overall printing industry in terms of sales and financial performance. This advantage means PII members are much more likely to remain in business and capture the market shares of those printers that go out of business as the industry adjusts to changing economic and competitive pressures.
A recent article in AARP, the magazine, reports that "a recent Zogby Interactive survey found that bankers are less popular than politicians. After receiving a huge bailout to escape a debacle of their own making, America's biggest banks raised their fees, posted record profits, and paid enormous bonuses to their executives. Moral outrage aside, there are always three compelling reasons to switch banks: lower fees, higher interest on deposit, and better service. As it turns out, you are likely to find all three at some of the smallest financial institutions in the nation: credit unions".
PII is proud to partner with the Oak Trust Credit Union (formerly Master Printers Credit Union, founded in 1964 by PII's Master Printers of America group). Read the article "The Little Banks That Can" by clicking here. Learn more about the credit union advantage by visiting Oak Trust CU at www.oaktrust.com.
