Peachtree City's

PRINTEGRA and Goody Products walked away with this year's Spirit of Industry

awards.

The Existing

Industry Committee of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce announced

its 2002 Spirit of Industry Awards last week.

There are two

categories, companies with less than 50 employees and those with over

50 employees.

The companies

must submit an application and a panel of judges determines a winner based

on the industry's economic impact, its citizenship, and workforce excellence.

The company

chosen in the over 50 employees was PRINTEGRA, a printing firm in Peachtree

City.

It is active

in the chamber of commerce, Boy Scouts, and a number of other local civic

and charitable organizations.

They are active

in the local schools and regularly host graphic arts classes.

It offers numerous

employee education and training opportunities as well as a host of employee

recognition and reward programs.

The company

has grown their local workforce by five percent, and through a major acquisition,

it has increased its revenue from $28 million to over $75 million in the

last 12 months.

PRINTEGRA employs

80 at the two facilities in Peachtree City and has over 14 manufacturing

facilities in the United States with over 800 employees.

Casey Campbell,

president and CEO of the company, accepted the award on behalf of the

company.

Chosen in the

less than 50 employee category was Goody Products, Inc., a company whose

headquarters have been located in Peachtree City for over nine years.

They grew their

employment rolls by 20 employees in the last 12 months, a 30 percent increase

in a difficult economy.

It is involved

in the chamber of commerce as well as the March of Dimes, Fayette County

Council on Domestic Violence, the Women's Success Network, the American

Cancer Society, Scouts and several local, state, and national charity

organizations.

Active in the

schools in Fayette County, it is also active in programs in schools in

Coweta County.

Offering numerous

employee education and training opportunities, Goody has a host of employee

recognition and reward programs.

Though known

for providing high paying jobs for local citizens, it has a strong record

of corporation citizenship and for its annual sponsorship of the USTA

tournament at the Peachtree City Tennis Center.

Tracy Millette,

human resources director, accepted the award for the company.

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