Laurie Reynolds

PITTSBURGH—Not many business managers or consumers are optimistic these days. Kenneth Lerman, however, is sending the message that a new era has arrived, and now is the time to take positive steps in the right direction—toward sustainable growth and profitability.

The Web Offset Association (WOA) and Printing Industries of America announced additional keynote speakers for the printer-to-printer business and technology conference, Offset & Beyond 2009 (www.printing.org/offsetandbeyond), taking place May 4-6 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada.

In 1985, Frantz was hired by Huston Patterson as general manager, where he worked on Sangamon Greeting cards and assisted in establishing national sales territories for labels. The LPIA Hall of Fame is conferred to that label or packaging executive (printer or supplier) who has reached an unsurpassed level of excellence and achievement in the industry—a leader who has gone far beyond the standard obligations to become a dominant force in shaping the business of label printing.

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The Label Printing Industries of America (LPIA) says it has gathered the industry’s best and brightest for its upcoming Fall Management Conference, Nov. 12-14, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nev. The conference will offer the following sessions: A View from the Inside-Coors Brewing Company, Operational & Financial Metrics, Taking the China Market by the Horns, Acquisition Strategies, The Global Perspective, and Accelerating Your Performance. Industry experts will also be on hand to answer the tough questions. “Many facets of the industry have undergone change; however, the benefits from participating in the LPIA conference have remained the same,” said Lou Iovoli, vice president of sales

Pittsburgh—The Label Printing Industries of America (LPIA) will host the third annual LPIA Technical Institute, February 24–26, 2008 in Pittsburgh, PA. This event offers signature programming for the technical side of the label converting, packaging, and box-wrap industries. This program will provide attendees with practical knowledge, insights, techniques, and unparalleled networking opportunities. Topics include: • Improving Label Making Efficiencies • The Impact of the Label on Container Recycling • Market Update on the Growth of Labeling Through Technology • Making Label Specifications Make Sense • Technical Advances in Label Printing and Label Application Systems • Technical Guide to Sustainable Packaging and • Advances in