NPC continues long-standing tradition of delivering value-added print & related services to the Federal Government
For the 3rd consecutive year, NPC earns No. 1 spot on Government Publishing Office’s Top 50 contractors list
NPC, Inc. started working with the U.S. Federal Government in the 1960s as a print vendor. That decades-long relationship has continued to grow year after year as evidenced by a strong history of being ranked among the top suppliers of print and related services to the Government Publishing Office (GPO).
In 2017, NPC once again earned the top spot on the GPO’s Top 50 Contractors List for Federal fiscal year 2017 (October 2016 through September 2017). NPC was awarded the most work from the GPO the past three years and eight out of the last nine years from 2009-2017; NPC ranked second in 2014.
NPC’s history of GPO contractor rankings since 1996:
- 2017 – 1
- 2016 – 1
- 2015 – 1
- 2014 – 2
- 2013 – 1
- 2012 – 1
- 2011 – 1
- 2010 – 1
- 2009 – 1
- 2008 – 2
- 2007 – 3
- 2006 – 1
- 2005 – 1
- 2004 – 4
- 2003 – 2
- 2002 – 2
- 2001 – 2
- 2000 – 2
- 1999 – 2
- 1998 – 2
- 1997 – 2
- 1996 – 3
Mark Barnhart named one of PA Business Central’s Top 100 People for 4th straight year
Mark Barnhart, owner and Chairman of the Board at NPC, Inc., has been recognized by Pennsylvania Business Central as one of its Top 100 People of 2017.
Mark has made the list for four consecutive years, spanning from 2014-2017.
Through Mark’s leadership, NPC has grown and prospered from a small traditional printing company to a broader integrated print and digital solutions provider in central Pennsylvania, employing nearly 500 people. He purchased News Printing Company from his parents in 1987, renaming it NPC, Inc. in 2001. Mark takes pride in the continuing development of Barneywood, a private nine-hole golf course and recreation area named after his father and company co-founder Barney Barnhart.
Mark is a visible leader in the local community, charitably supporting local food banks, libraries, YMCAs, educational foundations and multiple organizations supporting military veterans. He serves on a number of Boards, including the Giorgio Foundation that supports groundbreaking NF1 research.
For more than 20 years, Pennsylvania Business Central has been recognizing 100 people from the previous year who have impacted its 22-county publication readership area. The people who make up the list display the best sampling of experience, expertise and entrepreneurial spirit in the diverse region. The 2017 list was released on January 26, 2018.
Read the complete list of PA Business Central’s Top 100 People of 2017.
Every tree has a story
Annual Christmas Tree Decorating Contest brings NPC departments together, branches out to make donations to area food banks & non-profit organizations
“When You Wish Upon a Star” is a song written for Walt Disney’s 1940 adaptation of the movie Pinocchio, and can be heard during the opening credits. At the beginning of the song, there’s a line that reads: “No request is too extreme.” That’s pretty much the approach Tom Urbain took into every challenge, every assigned task, and every special project he worked on during his 15 years as a trainer/instructional designer in NPC’s Human Resources department.
Whether it was teaching a new process, giving a company overview to visitors, helping someone learn a new piece of software, or filming and editing a new training video, Tom was always on board with all of these types of requests from his co-workers.
When it came time to decide how to decorate for this year’s annual Christmas Tree Decorating Contest at NPC, the decision was a pretty easy one for the HR department. It chose a Disney theme to honor Tom, a long-time friend and co-worker who passed away in early November as a result of a brief, sudden illness at the age of 50.
Tom may be gone but definitely not forgotten at NPC.
“He was more than a co-worker, he was family,” said Brian Bracken, a trainer/instructional designer at NPC who worked side-by-side with Tom for a number of years.
NPC hosts Farm-City Committee’s 2017 “Visit to Industry” event
Bridging the gap between agriculture and business in Blair County
A lot of people drive past NPC’s corporate headquarters — a large production facility covering hundreds of thousands of square feet — yet very few outside the company really know what goes on inside the big brown building in Claysburg, Pennsylvania.
So, when more than 30 individuals from both the Blair County Chamber of Commerce and its Farm-City Committee got a behind-the-scenes tour of NPC during the committee’s annual “Visit to Industry” event on October 26, 2017, what they saw definitely opened some eyes.
Bill Black, a retired farmer who lives in nearby Sinking Valley, thought the NPC facility tour “was fascinating” and said that “it’s always nice to see what the county has to offer.”
Bill’s wife, Judy, who is a member of the Farm-City Committee and is active in both 4-H and FFA (Future Farmers of America), “knew nothing about the company” and was surprised to find out that NPC “did so much government printing.”
Adam Bechtel represents NPC in Leadership Blair County’s Class of 2017
“I wasn’t involved a lot in the community so it was a good eye-opener for me.”
Adam Bechtel wanted to get more involved in the community, and he found Leadership Blair County as a perfect opportunity to do just that.
“I went to (Leadership Blair County) graduation last year, saw some of the cool things they did, and knew I wanted to do it,” Adam said. “I wasn’t involved a lot in the community so it was a good eye-opener for me. We did a lot of different things (in the class); there’s more than you think out there in Blair County, and people who need help.”
Adam, the Digital Print and Mailing Manager at NPC, was part of the 24-person Leadership Blair County graduating Class of 2017. Graduation ceremonies were held June 8 at Park Hills Golf Club in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This year marked the 22nd annual class.
The benefits of getting involved in Leadership Blair County, according to Adam, go beyond the community involvement.
“A big benefit is meeting people from all walks of life, and the different puzzle pieces they add to the community,” said Adam, who lives in Martinsburg. “Networking is always helpful.”
Frank Swalga savors opportunity to make a difference for RMHC
Fundraising efforts at 2017 Mid-Penn Region Golf Outing set event record
Frank Swalga spent six hours on a Monday in mid-June driving around a picturesque golf course. He didn’t swing a golf club. He didn’t tee up a golf ball. He didn’t make any putts.
Why?
Simple, he was busy making sure the 150 golfers on the Scotch Valley Country Club course all had a positive experience on a warm and sunny day during the 25th Annual Ronald McDonald House Charities® Mid-Penn Region Golf Outing on June 12 in Hollidaysburg, PA.
As a board member for the RMHC Mid-Penn Region, Frank was focused on making sure that all of the players on the 37 participating teams enjoyed their time at the non-profit organization’s top single fundraising event of the year.
“It’s a great tournament,” said Frank, a Government Contract Manager at NPC. “It was a very good day and the weather was very nice this year. This golf tournament is our biggest single function that brings in the most money each year.”
This year’s event was a resounding success, once again, bringing in an event record $39,000 to support the RMHC Mid-Penn Region’s fundraising efforts.
“The more money we raise, the more money we can give back to the charity,” Frank said. “I thought everything came together very well. And as usual, the players enjoyed themselves.”
Frank has been an RMHC board member for five years. He spends a lot of time coordinating this golf outing and a number of other RMHC initiatives throughout the year, and the rewards greatly outweigh the time commitment.
“It’s nice to be able to do something that helps people,” Frank said. “You meet people who utilize these (Ronald McDonald) houses, you hear the stories of these people… it’s a charity you wish you didn’t need. I feel very fortunate I can help these families going through bad times; the houses take away some of the stress in a bad situation.”
This was also the first year that Frank’s wife, Dawn, was able to help out at the event.
“She hears what’s going on, she knows it’s a big deal for me,” Frank said. “She likes to support the things we do (at NPC), and even though she doesn’t work at NPC, Mark (Barnhart, the owner/Chairman of the Board) makes her feel very welcome. I appreciate all that she was able to contribute at this year’s event.”
NPC story featured in WPSU Penn State program Our Town: The Cove
NPC got its start in the newspaper business in 1954 in a small building on East Main Street in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania.
Who would’ve guessed that the purchase of three struggling, debt-ridden newspapers would evolve into something big… really big?
NPC co-founders Charlotte and Barney Barnhart may not have completely realized this when they purchased News Printing Company in 1954, but they were setting the foundation for one of the community’s most stable organizations.
NPC’s history and culture is just one of many stories featured in Our Town: The Cove (https://wpsu.psu.edu/tv/programs/ourtown/the-cove/), produced by WPSU Penn State, that highlights individuals, organizations and achievements in the Morrisons Cove community in the Roaring Spring/Martinsburg area of central Pennsylvania. The program originally aired May 18, 2017.
The Barnharts moved from Danville, Pennsylvania to Roaring Spring in the mid-1950s to take over three local newspapers — The Hollidaysburg Register, The Cove News and The Williamsburg Journal. Many local businessmen considered this purchase “a bad investment” since the company was nearly bankrupt and circulation was at an all-time low, but Barney was convinced that “Blair County was the right place for him.”
Acting as journalist, photographer, editor and publisher — he even sold advertising for a short time — Barney’s first issue of a revamped Hollidaysburg Register hit newsstands in 1955.
In 1962, one of the papers was dropped and the other two were merged to form the Blair Press. Barney became one of the most “rambunctious and controversial” editors in the area. He had a talent and passion for investigative reporting, and as a result exposed hard truths about various public figures, making the Blair Press one of the most-read newspapers in the area.
After a successful run in the newspaper business, the company’s strategic direction shifted as the emergence of radio and TV began to cripple local newspaper advertising opportunities. Focus shifted from the newspaper business to government and commercial printing, marking NPC’s first experience of adapting to a changing marketplace.
Mark Barnhart, the son of Charlotte and Barney Barnhart, purchased News Printing Company from his parents in 1987 and renamed it NPC, Inc. in 2001. Through Mark’s leadership as owner and CEO, the company has transformed from a small traditional printing company to a broader print, information and digital solutions provider.
NPC continues to thrive as a family-owned business that has grown — from a handful of employees working in a small building on East Main Street in Roaring Spring in the 1950s — to a successful organization with nearly 500 employees operating in four facilities across Blair County.
Staying true to the company’s roots, around 40 percent of the workforce lives in the Morrisons Cove community. NPC firmly believes in taking care of the people who take care of the company. And those same employees are the ones who take care of our customers, and invest their time and resources to support our community, which remains an integral part of the NPC culture.
NPC supports The Challenge Program at Central High School
NPC presents awards to senior students for their accomplishments
NPC, a long-time sponsor and supporter of The Challenge Program at nearby Central High School in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, continued this tradition at the school’s 2017 Senior Awards presentation at the end of the school year.
Krissa Weyant, Executive Assistant at NPC, presented financial incentive awards on behalf of The Challenge Program, Inc. to five senior students who excelled in the following categories:
- Devon Mountain (Attendance)
- Tre Butler (STEM – Science Technology Engineering and Math)
- Damian Shawn (Community Service)
- Autumn Birge (Academic Improvement)
- Hannah Cole (Academic Excellence).
Congratulations to this year’s award recipients.
“It is always a great day when you get to reward students for all of their hard work,” said Sara Deyarmin, Senior Program Development Manager at The Challenge Program, Inc. “Our program would not be able to motivate students to develop successful habits without the support and friendship of partners like NPC.”
The Challenge Program
NPC is a business partner of The Challenge Program, a program to build sustainable business/education partnerships while introducing students to careers in their communities. The program encourages the academic advancement of all students, focusing on grades 10-12, by challenging students to challenge themselves.
NPC tops list of Government Publishing Office contractors for second straight year
For over two decades, NPC has been ranked among the top suppliers of print and related services to the Federal Government.
NPC, Inc. continued a long-standing tradition of delivering value-added services and solutions to the United States Federal Government by earning the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Top 50 Contractors List for Federal fiscal year 2016 (October 2015 through September 2016) for a second straight year.
NPC was awarded the most work from the GPO for seven out of the last eight years from 2009-2016; NPC ranked second in 2014. For over two decades, NPC has been ranked among the top suppliers of print and related services to the Federal Government.
NPC’s history of GPO contractor rankings since 1996:
- 2016 – 1
- 2015 – 1
- 2014 – 2
- 2013 – 1
- 2012 – 1
- 2011 – 1
- 2010 – 1
- 2009 – 1
- 2008 – 2
- 2007 – 3
- 2006 – 1
- 2005 – 1
- 2004 – 4
- 2003 – 2
- 2002 – 2
- 2001 – 2
- 2000 – 2
- 1999 – 2
- 1998 – 2
- 1997 – 2
- 1996 – 3
The 2016 (fiscal year) GPO Top 50 Contractors list was provided by Government Print Management®, a division of e-LYNXX Corporation.
Mark Barnhart named one of PA Business Central’s Top 100 People of 2016
Mark is a visible leader in the local community
Mark Barnhart, owner and Chief Executive Officer of NPC, Inc., has been recognized by Pennsylvania Business Central as one of its Top 100 People of 2016.
Mark also made the list in 2014 and 2015.
Through Mark’s leadership, NPC has grown and prospered from a small traditional printing company to a broader integrated print and digital solutions provider in central Pennsylvania, employing nearly 500 people. He purchased News Printing Company from his parents in 1987, renaming it NPC, Inc. in 2001. Mark takes pride in the continuing development of Barneywood, a private nine-hole golf course and a relaxing gathering place to foster relationships with all NPC stakeholders.
Mark is a visible leader in the local community, charitably supporting local food banks, libraries, YMCAs, educational foundations and multiple organizations supporting military veterans. He currently serves on the Boards of several local companies, Mount Aloysius College, and the Giorgio Foundation that supports neurofibromatosis Research.
For more than 20 years, Pennsylvania Business Central has been recognizing 100 people from the previous year who have impacted its 22-county publication readership area. The people who make up the list display the best sampling of experience, expertise and entrepreneurial spirit in the diverse region.
Read the complete list of PA Business Central’s Top 100 People of 2016