Fall Festival Cover Girl Michelle Gregory, left, joins members of the CPI staff in cutting the traditional
ribbon for a Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting at their new location on Loop 301, as friends and members
of the local business community look-on.


CPI Group Hosts
Open House and Ribbon Cutting
In New Facilities

by: Bobby McDonald

 

An "old friend" in the Hopkins County and Sulphur Springs Business Community, CPI Group, hosted an Open House and Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting, at their new location, on Loop 301 East. The Company President and Founder, Roger Elliott, welcomed a large group of friends, family, and business leaders to his new facilities on Thursday morning, and gave guided tours through the technological company, that has been a part of the area for 38 years.

Elliott gave a brief history of the organization, from its humble $600.00 capital business in the garage of his home, on Broadway Street, to a company that today has International markets and embraces the latest in technology.

Roger Elliott, left, owner and founder of CPI Corporation, receives a membership placque
from Bob Weaver, while other Ambassadors look on.

Bob Weaver, a representative of the Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, presented Elliott with a token membership certificate and the ribbon that was used for "cutting," as he welcomed CPI Group to the Chamber of Commerce Family of Businesses.

Elliott next introduced Kerry Wright, Chief Marketing and Sales Representative for CPI, who outlined the latest in office and print media and the machines that are available through the company to bring the technology to local businesses. Wright demonstrated a variety of new features available to the consumer, in meeting copying, faxing, scanning, and color production.

Kerry Wright, Marketing and Sales Representative for CPI, explains the many
solutions to office copying, editing, faxing, and publishing.

Chad Kopal, Director of New Business Development for CPI, gave an interesting presentation on the latest in technological advances in color copying. He told the group that within four years a black and white copier would be obsolete. "Everyone demands color copies and the market is shifting to reflect those demands," expressed Kopal.

Chad Kopal, Director of New Business Development, for CPI, explains
the development of color copiers for almost every office need.

 

CPIis composed of two branches, CPI Imaging and Access E-Forms, that covers a large market share in the copier, fax, and office forms business.

Elliott and his friendly staff of employees, treated those in attendance to a catered luncheon, in the board room of CPI Group, where local business leaders were able to network and learn more about the many facets of the business.

 

Members of the local business community were treated with refreshments and a catered luncheon, provided

by CPI Group and their staff.

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