The eLoupe News – February 22, 2022
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PIM DE&I Accreditation Program Highlighted in WhatTheyThink
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Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Accreditation Pilot Program is taking off! The goal of this program is to drive increased diversity, equity and inclusion in the printing industry. Today, the program is in pilot mode with nine dedicated companies working on their journey. Check out this video interview where Kristin Pilling-Davis of PIM explains the program, and Debby Boyd of John Roberts and Mariel Bolger of Bolger, two companies enrolled in the pilot program, talk about why the program is important to their companies and the industry.
View video about PIM’s DE&I Pilot Program.
Reach out to Your Senator’s Staff – Your Support of the Postal Service Reform Act!
PIM is a proud member of the Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service. Under the leadership of this coalition, the Postal Service Reform Act has just passed the House and is now headed to the Senate for a vote in the coming days. This is a critical step forward in righting the ship at the USPS! This bill offers changes pivotal to stabilizing USPS finances and guaranteeing a unified 6-day delivery system, which preserves the economies of scope and scale of the postal service, and buttresses its efficiency in fulfilling its mission. It is not a perfect bill – but it is a good bill with bipartisan compromises and must be passed. Yet, there are those seeking changes at this late hour that could delay, or even derail, this bill. The Coalition is working to ensure the bill passes the Senate and does so intact.
Staff members of your representatives are extremely influential in the lobbying process. We encourage you to email staff members from your home state with a personal email expressing how the strength of the USPS impacts the print and graphic communications industry, along with your strong support of this measure.
Next Week! PIM Young Professionals at Topgolf
March 3, 2022 | 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM | Topgolf, Brooklyn Center
There is still time to register! Come network with PIM’s Young Professionals while playing 3 hours of unlimited golf at TOPGOLF. Yummy appetizers will be provided and a cash bar is available for attendees. Practice your golf swing, play some games and meet new print professionals. We are looking forward to seeing you!
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So, there’s another email about PIPI… What’s this all about??
By Dr. Ralph Williams, Printing Industry Performance and Insights (PIPI)
That’s a reasonable question many printing company leaders may ask when they receive another email about a Printing Industry Performance and Insights (PIPI) study. Before addressing that question, let me share a little personal history related to what motivates me to conduct these studies. My connection to our industry started when I took a printing course in a vocational high school. And through high school and college, I worked “hands-on” in printing. Over about 30 years, I served as president of three printing firms, holding major ownership in two. Two of those businesses had around 60 employees, and the other had about 120. Then I was drawn to academia and taught college classes while consulting printing firms. After about five years of teaching and consulting, I went back to school to earn my Doctorate. I am now an Associate Professor of Management at Middle Tennessee State University, where I earned my bachelors and MBA degrees.
These four trade show tips will swing sales your way
Blog Post from Americas Print Show
Your exhibit at Americas Print Show may be the first time you gather with your industry peers in over two years. As a print industry leader, your exhibit booth should be an example for your peers, prospects, and passersby at APS22. Your brand needs to stand out on the crowded convention center floor. You’ll need a strategy to differentiate your business from your friends and competitors here. Follow these guidelines, and your company’s set-up will swing sales in your direction.
Don’t penalize MN businesses for pandemic unemployment
Minnesota Legislators will debate how to restore the depleted Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund this legislative session. But businesses shouldn’t be penalized and taxed to repay the state’s unemployment debt and return the Trust Fund to its pre-pandemic level while still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Especially when federal and state funds were and are available to cover this pandemic-related expense.
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Do you have news? Send your company’s news and press releases to Sadie Johnson free of charge. If your company has any Educational Articles (articles should not promote your company), please send them to Sadie as well. Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) will promote in our email and printed newsletter.
