July 2 , 2007

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Price Data Systems, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner To Help Improve Kentucky Manufacturing Productivity Through Sponsorship of KAM ProductiveKentuckysm Initiative

Louisville - A leading Kentucky manufacturing information technology company and Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, Price Data Systems, has signed a major sponsorship agreement with the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM), according to Andrew C. Meko, president of KAM.

            Under the terms of the promotional partnership, Price Data Systems (www.priceinc.com) will become a major underwriter of KAM’s trademarked and branded “ProductiveKentucky sm” advocacy initiative.  “It is critically important for the Kentucky manufacturing industry to improve productivity and efficiency so we can better compete with low-wage nations such as China, India and Mexico,” says Meko.  “Price Data Systems will help our 4,000-plus manufacturers upgrade their software systems so we can out-produce the rest of the world.” 

            KAM is the only statewide trade association that exclusively focuses on the powerful manufacturing industry, which contributes 20 percent of the state gross product, more than twice that of the next commercial segment, real estate.

            “Price Data Systems understands that Kentucky’s entire economy greatly depends on the future of manufacturing,” says Meko.  “Not only are 260,000 high-paying jobs with benefits at stake, so are hundreds of thousands of other jobs that directly and indirectly depend on us.” 

            “Through this long-term agreement with KAM, we are making a commitment to a more efficient and productive Kentucky manufacturing industry and the future prosperity of our children and grandchildren,” says Dan Price, general manager of Price Data Systems. “We believe KAM is uniquely positioned to provide strong and powerful leadership across the Commonwealth for the manufacturing sector.” 

            “This agreement is a perfect marriage,” says Meko.  “Price Data Systems will be a great promotional partner of Kentucky manufacturing and perfectly understands that we must deal with challenges no other industry or business association can understand, let alone solve.”  

About Price Data Systems

Price Data Systems (www.priceinc.com) was founded by Alvin Price in 1978 to provide software applications for the newly founded PC industry. Since its inception, Price Data Systems has provided state of the art financial and ERP systems for those businesses which needed improvements made to their existing accounting software packages.  Most of Price’s customers are in the manufacturing, distribution, retail and service industries.   A wide range of experience in industry solutions allows Price Data Systems to provide the best possible options for its clients.

About the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers

Established in 1911, the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers is the Commonwealth’s only manufacturing trade association. KAM’s mission is to raise the prosperity of all Kentuckians by protecting and growing our state’s economic engine:  manufacturing.  KAM proactively works with elected officials, policymakers, chambers of commerce, other associations, economic development experts, the news media, the general public and its own members to drive results through seven branded initiatives:  ProsperousKentucky (sm), ProductiveKentucky (sm), FreedomKentucky (sm), SmartKentucky (sm), HealthyKentucky (sm), HonestKentucky (sm) and CleanKentucky (sm).  On the web at www.KAManufacturers.com