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Display Pack and Global Packaging Solutions Form Joint Venture
November 14, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Display Pack and Global Packaging Solutions (GPS) have formed a joint venture to service global customers with integrated services in packaging design, manufacturing, and supply chain strategy. Display Pack has also opened a West Coast facility in Riverside, Calif. “This joint venture allows both companies to expand capabilities in offering complete packaging solutions to customers worldwide,” said Vic Hansen, president of Display Pack. “It enables us to pool our expertise and resources for large global companies who have very specific and complex packaging needs in today’s on-demand, on-time marketplace.” Display Pack’s Riverside, Calif. facility provides thermoforming and contract packaging services for customers

Kodak’s Jeffrey Hayzlett Named Marketer of the Year
November 14, 2008

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Jeffrey W. Hayzlett, chief business development officer and vice president, Eastman Kodak Company, has been selected by BtoB Magazine as the Marketer of the Year for 2008. Hayzlett received the award at a ceremony in New York City. “Kodak has transformed itself in the past few years and substantially grown its b-to-b business,” said BtoB Editor Ellis Booker. “Jeff Hayzlett has spearheaded much of this change, pushing the envelope by launching a slew of sponsorship, event and online marketing initiatives.” In January, Hayzlett oversaw Kodak’s participation on NBC’s “The Celebrity Apprentice.” A team of celebrity contestants developed a Kodak mobile printing station to