Richfield, OH - GIE Media, Inc. announces the speakers and agenda for a new manufacturing conference, scheduled for March 17-18, 2009, to be held at the InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This new event, “Industry & Innovation: The New Face of Manufacturing” will benefit professionals in the manufacturing industries looking for innovative business solutions to ensure continued growth in the current economic times and beyond.

Session topics are to include “Leveraging the Automotive Industry Supply Chain to Meet Aerospace Demands,” by Alex Craig, Managing Director of BBK, Ltd., “Disruptive Technology: An Opportunity for Market Entry,” by Greg Hyatt, VP Engineer and CTO from Mori Seiki and Loch McCabe President of Shepherd Advisors will conduct a session titled “Market Projections and Manufacturing Needs for the Wind and Solar Market.” Additionally, how to diversify into these industries to grow your business, how to ensure a strong future with advanced technology, and economic opportunities and incentives in the state of Ohio.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to view exhibits and interface with a select group of key suppliers who are successfully serving these industries.

Produced and managed by Today’s Medical Developments, Aerospace Manufacturing and Design, and Today’s Energy Solutions, the Industry & Innovation Conference comes at a perfect time for those involved in this industry. “With uncertainty and change all around us, manufacturers need to explore every option to ensure their company’s continued growth. The aerospace, medical and energy sectors of manufacturing continue to excel despite the current economic conditions, and this conference will give manufactures the chance to explore new opportunities in these industries,” explains GIE Group Publisher Joe DiFranco.

GIE Media, Inc. is a leading B-to-B media company active in some 17 major national and international industries through print and digital trade magazines, Web sites and interactive media, conferences and tradeshows, reference books and directories, and market databases. Recently recognized as the number one company in Publishing Executive’s 10 Best Magazine Publishing Companies To Work For 2008, GIE employs over 100 media professionals with offices in Richfield, Ohio as well as Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto, Virginia Beach, VA., and Fort Worth. For more information on the conference, visit www.industryandinnovation.com

Richfield, OH – GIE Media, Inc. is proud to announce its recognition by Publishing Executive’s magazine as the top company in its annual ranking of the "Best Magazine Publishing Companies to Work For." The ranking evaluated confidential employee surveys examining workplace experience and company culture, and reviewed company benefits and corporate policies to determine the top 10 publishing companies nationwide.

As reported in Publishing Executive’s November issue, "The companies that made the list this year create environments where employees are valued and respected professionally, but they also work to help enhance employees’ personal lives."

Founded in 1980 by Richard Foster, GIE employs over 100 media professionals with offices in Richfield, Ohio as well as Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto, Virginia Beach, VA., and Fort Worth. With the recent purchase of Branch-Smith Publishing, GIE is active in some 17 major national and international industries through print and digital trade magazines, Web sites and interactive media, conferences and tradeshows, reference books and directories, and market databases.

As to why he thinks GIE Media is a great place to work, President and CEO Christopher W. Foster explained, "GIE Media treats people fairly in their professional and personal lives . . . The company benefits are such that it is truly is in everyone’s interest to succeed. The culture of management does not waiver from its commitment to being a small company interested in every detail of employees' business and personal lives."

The "Best Magazine Publishing Companies to Work For" is a project conducted by Publishing Executive in conjunction with the Best Companies Group, an independent research firm that specializes in finding and recognizing great places to work. The study was free and open to all public and privately held organizations, either for-profit or nonprofit. To be eligible, companies had to be in business for at least one year and are based in the United States, with a minimum of 15 employees.

For more information about any of the publications or media opportunities brought to you by GIE Media, Inc. visit www.giemedia.com

Richfield, OH – GIE Media, Inc. is proud to announce that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Ft. Worth based Branch-Smith Publishing. This development adds four titles to GIE: Greenhouse Management & Production, Nursery Management & Production, Garden Center and Garden Center Product Source. In making the acquisition GIE significantly extends its position serving the commercial horticultural and specialty markets.

In announcing the acquisition, GIE President & COO Christopher W. Foster commented, “We are excited to add these publications to our company and build upon the proud history and market commitment the Branch family has demonstrated since 1915. We’re humbled by the deep roots and strong tradition of these market-leading titles. The addition of these four titles to GIE Media provides us the opportunity to serve a new segment of business managers in markets important to a large cross-section of our current customer base.”

Prior to the acquisition GIE served the horticulture markets through its Lawn & Landscape, Golf Course Industry and Commercial Dealer magazines. Additionally, it serves the structural pest control industry through Pest Control Technology (PCT) magazine. “GIE has been fueled by strategic acquisitions and innovative media extensions over the years, but the real secret to our success has been an ongoing willingness to invest in products and build upon them by creating strong relationships with our readers and advertising customers.” remarks GIE Executive Vice President Dan Moreland.

“We’re pleased that our Branch-Smith publications have been acquired by GIE Media.” says Mike Branch, President of Branch-Smith Publishing. “It was important to us when we made the difficult decision to exit this part of our family’s heritage business that we find a company that would be truly committed to elevating our magazines to the next level of market value. We’re confident GIE Media is that company, and we’re excited by their plans to make important investments to extend the business values established by four generations of our family.”

GIE Media, Inc. is a leading B-to-B media company active in some 15 industries through trade magazines, Web sites and interactive media, conferences and tradeshows, reference books and directories, and market databases. A privately held company, GIE employs nearly 100 media professionals with offices in Richfield, Ohio as well as Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto, Virginia Beach, Va., and now Fort Worth.

Branch-Smith, a family business based in Fort Worth, Texas, will continue to focus on its award-winning Branch-Smith Printing company, which specializes in books, catalogs, directories and other print solutions for publishers.