S Southland Printing Co. Honored
for Export Achievements
HREVEPORT (LA) MAYOR CEDRIC Glover recently presented Southland Printing Co. of Shreveport with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Export Achievement Certificate. The award is
presented to businesses that have achieved growth and success in the international marketplace with export assistance from the department’s U.S. Com- mercial Service.
“Southland is a tireless contributor to the economic vitality
of Shreveport, and is a true example of how to create jobs and prosperity through exporting,” Glover said in a Sept. 30 ceremo- ny. “Through the National Export Initiative, President Obama is committed to expanding export opportunities, and small and medium-sized businesses such as Southland Printing will be the backbone of this effort. “I congratulate this outstanding company for doing a job that
is valuable to theAmerican economy,” Glover said. Southland, a 50-year-old, family-owned small business, spe-
cializes inmanufacturing parking-related products – and specifi- cally magnetic striped and barcode tickets for the automated
parking industry. Toll road and mass transit tickets round out its product line. The Shreveport company, which has been exporting since
the late 1970s, currently is doing so to more than 48 foreign countries. Southland has more than 75 full-time employees, with many of them having 20-plus years of service with the company. President John A. Manno Sr. said he is very proud of the fact
that they have never had to lay off an employee and have experi- enced steady growth since the company was established in 1960. Currently working at his side are his wife, Angelina; son, John Jr.; and several grandchildren. The company attributes a large part of its success to export-
ing, which it continues to promote and expand. “We have benefited directly from help provided by the
U.S. Commercial Service in finding overseas representation around the world,” said John A. Manno Jr., Vice President of Southland Printing. “Exporting has enabled us to diversify our customer base, which is a key to weathering the changing glob- al economic conditions and sustaining our company’s growth for the long term.” Southland Printing,which the city calls a vital contributor to
the local economy, is currently moving forward with a major $2 million expansion involving an exciting new technology.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded an Export Achievement Certificate to Southland Printing Co. at a ceremony Sept. 30 in Shreveport, LA. Those in attendance included (front row, from left) AngelinaManno, company Secretary/Treasurer, and President John
A.Manno Sr.; and (second row, from left) JesseM. Lapierre, Commercial Officer with the U.S. Department of Commerce, based at the New Orleans Export Assistance Center; ShreveportMayor Cedric Glover; Southland SalesManager Leonard J. Simek Jr.; and Robert Taylor, its Export Customer Service Representative.
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