Benjamin Franklin

Rochester, NY—Diamond Packaging won its first ever Benny Award in the 62nd annual Premier Print Awards competition, the graphic arts industry’s largest and most prestigious worldwide printing competition. Printing Industries of America (PIA) hosts the Premier Print Awards, which recognizes the creation and production of superior print communications. The event promotes excellence in printing and rewards companies and individuals who produce the very best in print media. Of the more than 3,200 entries received, Diamond’s entries were chosen for exemplifying

Cal Poly's Graphic Communication Department held its annual International Printing Week program for four days in January, hosting events such as a lecture series, dedications of new laboratory equipment, a Printing Week banquet, scholarship presentations, a Career Day, and the department's Advisory Board meeting.

WRIGHTSTOWN, Wis.—Coating Excellence International (CEI), a Wisconsin-basedflexible packaging company specializing in extrusion coating, laminating, printing, and woven bags, has received multiple awards for its printing and SUPER-TUBE bags. For the company’s SUPER-TUBE Kaytee Songbird Blend Bag, the Printing Industries Association and the Graphic Arts Technical Association (PIA/GATF) awarded CEI a Premier Printing Award, or a “Benny,” as it’s commonly referred to within the industry. The “Benny” award gets its name from the association’s logo, which features an image of Benjamin Franklin. Given out every year since 1950, the Premier Print Awards are the industry’s oldest international awards competition. Each year, printing companies from the