9 northeast companies among Best
Workplaces in Americas The panel served as the judging body for the 2007 Best Workplace in the Americas Awards, organized by Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF). Among this year’s winners are Boutwell Owens & Co. in Fitchburg, Mass., Courier Corp. with headquarters in North Chelmsford, Mass., Cohber Press in West Henrietta, N.Y., and Hammer Packaging in Rochester, N.Y., all previous winners in the awards program. The program is designed to recognize graphic arts companies for their outstanding human relations efforts which contribute to a successful workplace. “Since 2000, the Best Workplace program has recognized industry leaders from small, medium, and large firms in the graphic arts industry for their outstanding human relations practices,” said Jim Kyger, HR director for PIA/GATF. “This program is a way to give employers doing innovative, yet cost effective HR programs, the recognition they deserve.” Entries are judged on the quality of management practices, work environment, training and development opportunities, recognition and rewards, workplace health and safety, health and wellness, financial security and work-life balance. A total of 18 companies received the coveted designation Best of the Best, while 29 earned Best Workplace honors. The overall human resources program at Label World, Rochester, N.Y., was recognized as a “Best of the Best” among small firms with up to 100 employees. American Packaging Corporation was honored with a Best of the Best designation in the large and multi-plant category for companies with more than 250 employees. American Packaging Corporation has a plant in Rochester, N.Y. Boutwell Owens and Cohber earned designations in the medium-sized category for companies with 101 to 250 employees. Five northeastern companies earned Best Workplace Awards in the large companies and multi plant category of 251 employees or more. Those companies are Courier Corp., for its production facilities in Westford and Stoughton, Mass., Dartmouth Printing Company in Hanover, N.H., Disc Graphics, Inc. in Hauppauge, N.Y., and Flower City Printing and Hammer Packaging, both located in Rochester, N.Y. |
