Hammer Packaging Sets Sail for a Second Century in Business

One of the company's biggest challenges—hardly exclusive to Hammer—is the ability to hire the right people to function as part of the Hammer team. To offset that challenge, Hammer has forged strong ties with neighbor RIT's School of Print Media to let students have first-hand exposure to the industry during semester-long co-op arrangements. "This provides students with valuable exposure to the industry, and gives us a first look at the next-gen workforce," Iovoli said. The company currently employs 44 RIT grads across the business and does cross-functional training every day using outside sources, including RIT.