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News & Press Releases
April 2, 2008
NORTH ADAMS, MA – Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will induct William Hines, CEO of Interprint Inc. of Pittsfield, as an honorary member of Delta Mu Delta, a national honors society for business administration students, on Saturday, April 5, at 10 a.m. in Murdock Hall, room 218.
The event is free and open to the public.
In addition, 13 students will be inducted into MCLA’s Zeta Zeta chapter of the honors society. To be inducted, students must complete 60 credits within the business administration program and maintain a minimum 3.25 grade point average.
Hines was selected for his outstanding achievements in business. Hines founded Interprint in 1986. The company has facilities in Germany, Malaysia, Italy, Poland, China, and Russia, in addition to the Pittsfield location. Led by Hines, with sales of approximately $70 million, Interprint is the market leader of printed papers for the decorative laminating industry.
The Western Mass Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame presented Hines the Achievement award for Berkshire County in 2001. Interprint, Inc. was presented the Manufacturing Achievement Award by the Mass Manufacturing Extension Partnership in 2002. In 2004, Hines was honored with the Governor’s Inner City Investment Award for leadership and job creation in the city of Pittsfield, and in November 2005, Interprint was presented the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development Economic Impact Award in Boston.
Hines actively is involved in the Pittsfield and Berkshire County community. He is past board chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, past president and co-founder of the Berkshire Applied Technology Council, board chairman of the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority, also is on the boards of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Alliance For Economic Development, the Hancock Shaker Village, Berkshire Economic Development Corp., MCLA Foundation, and has headed Mayor Ruberto’s Jobs for Pittsfield Initiative.
