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News on printers to the package printing industry, including Great Northern Corporation, Huston Patterson, Label Printing Industries of America, Precision Color Graphics, Repacorp, Inc. and Aladdin Label.

Pittsburgh, Pa.— The Ben Franklin Honor Society of the Printing Industries of America inducted 12 new members at its annual black-tie dinner and awards ceremony on Friday, November 14 in Las Vegas, Nev., during the Printing Industries of America fall board meeting.   The 2007 Naomi Berber Award recipient, Archer was the chairman of the board of Printing Industry Association of Georgia in 1998 and was named PIAG's 2005 Ben Franklin Award recipient for her tireless involvement and service to her business, the printing industry, and her community.   Dennis Balas co-chaired the research, development, editing, and publishing of the printing industry's consummate resources BRIDG'S and GRACoL 1-6, which brought process controls and proper upstream image preparation to the printing industry. Hirsch has served the industry as president of NAPIM, the founder/first president of Los Angeles Printing Ink Production Club, a past board member of PIASC, and a sponsor for many of PIASC's seminars, conferences, and annual meetings. Tom Saggiomo is president and CEO of Agfa Graphics in Ridgefield Park, N.J. Founder of Lastra America that was acquired by Agfa, Saggiomo was instrumental in the introduction of the computer-to-plate technology to the graphic arts industry. Steven Schnoll is managing director of Schnoll Media Consulting, New Providence, N.J. A highly respected consultant on new technology issues, Schnoll started his print career in the late 60s at Jersey Printing Company.

TULSA, Okla.—Diversa Graphics, a privately held Tulsa, Okla. custom-printing firm, has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) approval for a wide range of printed products produced by the firm. Vice President of Sales and Marketing Cliff Litchfield explained, “FSC is the wave of the future in printing. Wal-Mart has instituted a green initiative that requires all packaging be made from recycled materials or from matters covered in the FSC Chain of Custody certification by 2008. Companies such as Tiffany’s Williams Sonoma and Pottery Barn already print on FSC certified material for all of their catalog printing. Diversa Graphics is on the leading edge of printing

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