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JPL (JPL Integrated Communications, Inc.) is a strategic, integrated communications company, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The company creates communications solutions for businesses and organizations, offering services such as: branding, marketing, meeting and event production and coordination , web development  , video production, and e-Learning solutions.

History
JPL (formerly JPL Video Productions and then JPL Productions) was established in 1989 when co-founders Michael Horgan and Christian Masters purchased the Video Productions Department from J.P. Lilley in Harrisburg. They formed a new company called “JPL Video Productions.” At first, there were only three employees, but by 1993, the company had signed on its 15th employee and relocated to a new facility, complete with a production studio, three studio-configured cameras, a cyclorama, and a control room. In 1995, JPL demonstrated its flexibility and technological capabilities by establishing the “Interactive Technologies Group.” They also launched a company website (www.jplprod.com), and purchased state-of-the-art digital video effects and editing equipment.

By 1999, JPL had expanded its Multimedia Services to accommodate the company’s growing web, multimedia, and e-Learning sectors. In 2000, they merged with York-based production company, Kennedy/Lee, and brought on board three experienced video professionals. When web development company MarginPoint joined JPL in 2002, the company added web application development and e-Marketing to its list of services. That same year, JPL was named one of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania by the Central Penn Business Journal -–an honor they would receive for the next seven years, distinguishing JPL as one of only six companies across the state to win the award that many consecutive years.

2004 saw major changes for the company. That year, JPL purchased an 88,000 square foot, two-story facility which, in addition to accommodating the growing staff, housed two video and photography studios. The internal structure of JPL underwent some renovation as well when former JPL President Michael Horgan assumed the new position of Executive Chairman, and former Vice President Luke Kempski stepped up into the role of President. The company also expanded its 3-D graphics, animation, and simulation technologies, and implemented HD video technology for several full-length videos and commercials. The following year(2005), the new building opened for business and the company was selected as one of the 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Pennsylvania by the Central Penn Business Journal.

In 2007, JPL was featured in CNN’s Business 2.0 magazine for encouraging employees to decorate the new building in order to showcase their collective creative abilities and also to build company morale. . That same year, the company created The Communications Vault, a blog authored by various employees that provides advice and professional insight on a variety of communications and marketing topics.

In 2008, JPL Productions was named one of the Top 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in the nation by INC. Magazine. On September 15, 2008, JPL Productions launched its new brand identity and became simply “JPL.” The change was the product of a two-year initiative to position the company as a strategic, integrated communications company rather than a media production house.

Services
JPL’s services include:
 * Strategy
 * Branding
 * Web Design
 * Videography/Editing
 * e-Marketing
 * Meetings & Events
 * e-Learning
 * Consulting

Major Clients

 * The Hershey Company
 * Tyco Electronics
 * Giant Food Stores
 * Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
 * The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 * bmc

Culture
JPL promotes the philosophy: “Work Hard. Play Hard.” At work, employees are encouraged to dress comfortably and to personalize their workspace. As Michael Horgan said in a 2006 Central Penn Business Journal article entitled "My Office Space," personalizing your workspace "...fosters teamwork, creativity, openness and sense of ownership". They can also participate in informative Lunch-and-Learn sessions, creative brainstorming sessions, and birthday lunches. Outside of work, they are invited to attend company ski trips, kayaking excursions, picnics and holiday parties. They can also take part in the many year-long activities that support the employees' team for the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life.”