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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2007

For more information please contact:
Gene Lussier
Board Chair, Florida MEP
321-939-4000

MEDIA ALERT

Kottkamp to Visit Local Manufacturing Facility
Lt. Governor Examines Economic Benefits of Florida MEP

WHAT:   Lt. Governor Kottkamp joins local manufacturing company, Datamax Corporation, for a tour of the facility. During the tour, Kottkamp will meet with company executives, as well as representatives from Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Florida MEP’s programs help small-to-medium sized manufacturers, like Datamax, create or retain jobs, increase sales and reduce costs. Florida MEP representatives will speak specifically about their contributions to Datamax and how state matching funds would allow more small-to-medium sized manufacturing companies to have similar achievements and increase Florida’s competitiveness in a global market. Datamax is a global leader specializing in the design, manufacture, and marketing of products for bar code and RFID labeling, including thermal demand printers, label, ticket and tag materials, and thermal transfer ribbons.
 
WHO:   Lt. Governor Kottkamp
Mark Bjerkestrand, COO, Datamax Corporation
Rich Newman, Vice President of Operations, Datamax Corporation
Ken Colonel, Vice President of Engineering, Datamax Corporation
Doug Hall, Vice President of Marketing, Datamax Corporation
Rod Rodrigue, Managing Agent, Florida MEP
Gene Lussier, Chair, Florida MEP Board of Directors
Al Stimac, Vice Chair, Florida MEP Board of Directors
Dan Sutter, Senior Project Manager, Florida MEP
 
WHEN:   Tuesday, July 31, 2007
2:30 p.m.
 
WHERE:   Datamax Corporation Headquarters
4501 Parkway Commerce Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32808
 
MEDIA
INFO:
  Gene Lussier, Chair, Florida MEP Board of Directors
Florida MEP - 321-939-4000


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