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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2006 

Smaller companies hold the line in healthcare coverage

Survey From PackagingPeople by Gros Executive Recruiters
Reveals Larger Companies cutting back

Brentwood, TN – A recent survey from PackagingPeople by Gros Executive Recruiters revealed that the highest number of companies reporting 100% medical insurance cost coverage are not larger companies, but instead are in the 26-99 employee size group (31%), followed by the 100-249 employee size (23%).

In fact, according to the survey, the companies offering greater medical insurance benefits are those with 100-249 employees, followed by 26-99 employees, followed by 250-499 employees.

“Studying the survey results, it appears that larger companies in the packaging industry are scaling back employee healthcare benefits. Smaller companies haven’t yet seen the trend,” explains Dennis Gros, president of Gros Executive Recruiters. “We plan additional research to delve deeper.”

About PlasticsJOBS

Gros Executive Recruiters is an executive recruiting firm serving packaging and plastics. Its divisions are PackagingPeople and PlasticsJOBS.

The firm holds active memberships in the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP), Society of the Plastics Industry, and the National Association of Personnel Services. For more information, visit www.PackagingPeople.com.

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