IRgA Members Can Help with Hurricane Relief

Steve Bova, CAE Executive Director The IRgA wishes to extend its heartfelt sympathies to those individuals whose lives have been disrupted or changed due to the recent tropical storms and hurricane to hit the Southeastern United States. We would like to pass along information to all IRgA members should you wish to assist in the relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina and her aftermath.

Due to the scope of the damage, there is a great need for blood and for funds for the relief agencies whose staff members and volunteers are on the scene assisting with the recovery efforts. Please contact any of the relief agencies directly at the numbers below if you can assist in any way. The IRgA family thanks you for your concern and assistance during this difficult time.

National Relief Agencies:

• United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): (800) 621-FEMA www.fema.gov
• American Red Cross, Disaster Relief Fund: &$40;800) HELP-NOW www.redcross.org
• Catholic Charities, USA: (800) 919-9338 www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
• Salvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY www.salvationarmyusa.org

Local Relief Agencies:

• City of New Orleans: www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx
• Louisiana Homeland Security: www.ohsep.louisiana.gov
• Florida Division of Emergency Management: (850) 413-9900 www.floridadisaster.org
• Florida Emergency Preparedness Association: (850) 906-0779 www.fepa.org
• Georgia Emergency Management Agency: (404) 635-7000 www.State.Ga.US/GEMA/
• Mississippi Emergency Management Agency: (800) 442-6362 www.mema.ms.gov

Want to donate or need to receive blood? Find a blood bank in your area by visiting www.givelife.org

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Onyx Graphics and Scitex® Vision Sign Multi-Year OEM Agreement
Onyx Graphics announced recently that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Scitex Vision to provide integrated solutions for wide format and super-wide format printing. This agreement includes elements of software development, support and service that are designed to reduce workflow bottlenecks and increase productivity for Scitex Vision's customers. Read more...

Wasatch Computer Technology Announces New Hires
Wasatch Computer Technology, LLC announced the hiring of Steven Crosby as Channel Manager and Dennis Dorrity as Design and Applications Specialist and the promotion of Miranda Luker to Localization and Marketing Coordinator. Read more...

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HP Aquires Scitex Vision, a Superwide-format Printer Manufacturer
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Dietzgen Opens New Converting Plant
The Dietzgen business unit of Nashua Corporation recently opened its new manufacturing facility on the Nashua campus in Jefferson City, TN. Nashua has invested $2.5 million dollars in acquiring the land and building which is contiguous to the Nashua campus. This is the fifth building on the Nashua site, which also includes Nashua's east coast label and transaction supplies manufacturing facilities. Read more...

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ARC Acquires Queen City Reprographics
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Inside the IRgA

Regionals Announce 2006 Conventions
Get out your calendars! The regionals have announced the dates and locations of the 2006 conventions:

CRA
Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2006
Austin Marriott at the Capitol
Austin, TX

WRA
Oct. 5 - 7, 2006
Westin Mission Hills Resort
Rancho Mirage, CA

SRA
Oct. 17 - 23, 2006
Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes
Myrtle Beach, SC

ERRA
To Be Announced

Feature

Filling the Void
The best way to deal with the turnover of key employees is not to let them get away in the first place.
By Scott Cullen

It's inevitable. A key performer gets an offer they can't refuse and one that you prefer not to match. Suddenly, you're scrambling to find a replacement. Should you have seen this coming and prepared in advance? And now that you have an opening, how do you go about filling that position? Or would the wiser decision have been to simply match that offer and keep that key performer on staff?

No doubt some employers are more than willing to let key employees walk rather than meet their demands. But most employers don't take the time to run the numbers on what it costs to replace a departing employee, and if they did, they'd be in for a shock.

Don't be fooled into thinking that key people can be easily replaced by workers at lower salaries. "We hear this argument often, especially during periods of high unemployment when many good people are looking for work," say Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans, authors of Love 'em or Lose 'em: Getting Good People to Stay. "Often though, the managers who say this simply have not calculated the real cost of turnover. Research shows that replacing key people costs between 70% and 200% of their annual salary."

The full article on this subject will appear in the XXX 2005 issue of REPRO REPORT.

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