Food
Drive Carton Pick-up
PGAMA
members participating
in the Holiday Food Drive organized
by member firm Walker Supply
are reminded that collection
cartons will be picked
up beginning Monday, December
22nd. Collected food will
go to the Manna Food Bank
(DC area collections) and
the Maryland Food Bank
(Baltimore area collections).
Call Kyle Walker for more
info, 800-775-9528.
Lock
In Lower Electricity
Rates
A
recent drop in electric rates offers
you a chance to lock-in reasonable
rates for up to five years. Today's
rates, including capacity charge,
under the PGAMA group buying plan
(offered through our huge aggregation
group called MAAGIC) have fallen
from in excess of 15 cents per Kw
to the low rates shown below.
As of 12/16/08:
BGE
area for GL Class (Mid-sized
commercial users):
24 month rate
is 12.83 cents/Kw
36 month rate is 12.78
cents/Kw
PEPCO service
area MGT-LV-IIA (Mid-sized
commercial users):
24 month rate is 11.87/Kw
36 month rate is 11.86/Kw We haven't seen rates this low in
over a year. To get a contract offer
to consider, fax a copy of your last
electric bill to Stephen Nees of Direct
Energy at 1-888-833-7214 and ask for
an offering to consider. For more information
email or call PGAMA. Note: Electricity
rates have little to do with price
of oil. They are affected far more
by the price of natural gas. Act now
before prices go up again!
E-Verify
Coming
Soon
E-Verify is
the electronic
employment
eligibility
verification
system
created
to ensure
that all
persons performing
work within
the United
States
under federal
contract
are authorized
to work
in the
U.S. Beginning
January
15, 2009 government
contractors
with $100,000
contracts
(or more)
and subcontractors
with $3,000
contracts
(or more)
will be
required
to verify
their workers
are authorized
to work
in the
U.S. The
process
is done
on-line.
All new
hires and
existing
employees
must be
enrolled.
Contractors
may enroll
at any
time before
the effective
date. Learn
more about
E-Verify
here.
FMLA
Updated
The
U.S. Department of Labor
(DOL), Wage and Hour Division,
issued new Family Medical
Leave Act (FMLA) regulations
on November 17th. The new
regulations become effective
on January 16, 2009. View
a complete
listing of the new regulations
to see how they impact
you in
the
Members
Only
section
of www.pgama.com.
The summary of changes
is called Family Medical
Leave Act and is under
"Special Reports." Member
login and password required.
Test
Drive Web2Print
The Digital
Print Council
(a special
interest
group of
the Printing
Industries
of America)
has developed
a special
website
that enables
firms to
check out
a broad
range of
software
solutions
for web-to-print,
inventory
management,
document
management,
workflow,
etc. Check
it out
at www.w2ptestdrive.com.
Sale
on QC Products
Get 10% off the regular price
of all Quality and Process Control
Products available from the Printing
Industries of America.
There are many new and popular products
available including: RHEM Light Indicators,
Web Press Test Forms, the Farnsworth
Munsell Hue Test (for classifying
color discrimination) and more. Visit www.qcproducts.org to
order. Use the code "QCHOLIDAY
08" to get the discount. Offer
ends December 31st.
Member
News
Doyle
Printing has expanded
their services with the addition
of a Océ CS665
digital press.
Upcoming Events
| January 14 |
Webinar: The New
FMLA Regulations, 2:00-3:00pm.
Learn
more about the new FMLA regulations
and how they affect you during
Offit Kurman’s
FREE Webinar!
Register by contacting Offit
Kurman directly, 443-738-1582. |
| January 15 |
Workshop:
Laminating 101-The Basics
of Post-Print Finishing, 4:00-6:00pm
at member firm Neschen
Americas, 7091 Troy Hill
Drive, Elkridge, MD. This
hands-on workshop will
give you an overview of
the latest factory equipment,
plus expert instruction
on the liquid and roller
technique.
FREE
for members! $25
for non-members. Register
at www.pgama.com. |
| January
16, 2009 |
DEADLINE
FOR RECEIPT OF ENTRIES FOR
EXCELLENCE IN PRINT AWARDS! |
| January 22 |
Webinar:
Postal Changes Printers Need
to Know, Noon-1:00pm.
This webinar will share helpful
facts like the date of the
next rate increase, details
of the new list updating requirements,
proposed rules that will impact
mail piece design and production
costs, and what Intelligent
Mail means for the USPS and
direct mail advertisers. Cost
is $59 for members, $118 for
non-members. Register online
at www.pgama.com or
call the office, 410-319-0900. |
| January 27 |
Special
Event: Cocktails & Connections
Happy Hour, 5:30-7:30pm
at Oro Pomodoro in Rockville,
MD. Come enjoy FREE drinks and
appetizers while you meet and
mingle with other members and
guests.
Attendees
MUST RSVP by January 23! Register
at www.pgama.com or
call the office, 410-319-0900. |
January
29
|
Maryland
Legislators' Reception,
11:30-1:30 at the Governor
Calvert House in Annapolis,
MD. This annual
luncheon is the best way for
our Association to impress
the Representatives with the
size and strength of the printing
industry, so your presence
is vital. We can only influence
business policy by showing
we are a united voice! No
charge for first two executives
from a PGAMA member company. Non-member
cost is $75. Call the office
to register or sign up at www.pgama.com. |
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