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As publishers look at what they can ex-pect in 2019, the industry can benefit from reflecting on some of the trends that shaped 2018.

As in years past, vendors, publishers, and production managers will need to arm them-selves with adequate information and the proper tech-savvy in 2019 in order to keep their papers alive and — in the best-case scenarios — thriving.

Let’s take a look at some of the trends News & Tech has identified for the year ahead.

Production outlookOn the production side of things, the cost of raw materials will continue to be major con-cern for newspapers and commercial print-ers. As the packaging industry dominates North American paper consumption (mostly due to the explosion of Amazon), paper costs will not likely level out any time soon.

Ink and plate costs also remain uncertain. Printing-plate pricing remains high due to in-flated aluminum prices as vendors continue to endure lower plate demand aligned with the reduced demand for printed newspapers. Still plate suppliers continue to invest in de-velopment of new printing plate technology. Agfa trotted out its new Avatar V-ZH plate at IFRA World Publishing Expo in October 2018. The plate requires no preheating.

Ink prices won’t likely come down any-time soon either as prices continue to rise on raw materials such as carbon black, oil and pigments.

Tech platforms finding their strideAs we’ve reported in the pages of News & Tech over the years, publishers have been trailblazers for a number of technologies, including QR codes, AR, and even AI — al-though many have been slow to take root.

Augmented reality is gaining attention from newspapers as they see other papers harnessing the tech. Publishers including The Ledger Dispatch in Northern California and Yankton Media (South Dakota) dove into AR tech developed in partnership with Stra-ta (see News & Tech November/December 2018). Strata’s Interactive News AR platform enables readers to trigger images and other features to access deeper content.

“This is the first time that we’ve crossed the digital divide,” Ledger Dispatch Publisher Jack Mitchell told News & Tech in Novem-ber 2018.

The New York Times made a splash with its AR features during its coverage of the Win-ter Olympics (see News & Tech, March/April 2018), proving the power of well-planned use of the technology. Publishers will con-tinue to benefit from leveraging AR around events and topics that allow deep dives into complementary features.

AI technology will also continue to play a role for newspapers in 2019. For many, AI provides a means to continue to provide quality content with less staff. For others, it is just another step towards increased automa-tion regardless of newsroom staff size. The New York Daily News is among the publish-

ers reaping the benefits of AI technology (see News & Tech September/August 2018). In its case, the paper is leveraging SendtoNews’ Smart Match AI video player to generate sports video content.

In terms of trends, native advertising is one that’s been

talked about for the past decade, but it’s re-ally only begun to take hold within the past five years. According to an annual study from WAN-IFRA and the Native Advertising Insti-tute, native ads accounted for 20 percent of overall ad revenue for newspapers.

“Publishers continue to hone their strate-gies around native advertising as it increas-ingly plays a significant role in their overall ad strategies,” Vincent Peyregne, CEO of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), said about the study. “With native advertising, advertisement be-comes less disruptive and more relevant to the consumer experience. The appetite for native advertising grows as experiential be-comes increasingly important to every busi-ness model, especially on mobile.”

Smart business decisionsWe’ll also see publishers continue to lever-age trends such as real estate listings and events listings as we delve into 2019. These technologies are among those that help newspapers continue to establish themselves as the go-to local resources in their commu-nities. The San Francisco Chronicle is capi-talizing on both platforms. In spring 2018 the Hearst paper launched a real estate app from Advanced Interactive Media in a bid to thwart the threat of platforms such as Redfin and Zillow decimating its market share.

And two years ago, the publisher launched an automated event-marketing calendar from Evvnt, to automate and monetize what was once a complex and expensive task (see related story, this issue page 27).

As in years past, newspapers and commer-cial printers will need to make informed and smart business decisions in 2019. There’s no question that a customer-first mentality is crucial and will continue to be a driver for newspapers’ success in this year. p

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Newscycle Solutions, a software supplier serving the global news media industry, has an-nounced the acquisition of Marketing G2 (MG2), a Pennsylvania-based software company that de-velops digital tools for online subscriptions, cus-tomer engagement, data discovery and audience lifecycle management.

The transaction closed on Dec. 3. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

With 1.1 million new digital subscriptions man-aged annually, MG2 focuses on building a suite of subscription products and services that work with a data management platform to gather data

and generate actionable insights, according to a news release from Minnesota-based Newscycle. The MG2 product suite includes applications to manage audience engagement and customer re-lationship management, as well as data discovery and visualization. The company also provides an array of marketing, analytical, training and site hosting services.

MG2’s products and services are used by me-dia companies including Advance Newspapers, Cox Media Group, Digital First Media, Gannett, Hearst, Simon & Schuster and Tribune Publishing, the release says.

“The MG2 product suite complements the Newscycle subscription and content manage-ment platforms with a set of digital applications that enable better tracking of audience behaviors, tighter management of related data, and the abil-ity to generate data-driven marketing campaign decisions,” said Newscycle CEO, Scott Roessler.

“I’m thrilled to be leading the combined MG2 and Newscycle subscription teams to continue finding the right solutions for our clients,” said MG2 President Patrick Glennon.

Germany-based manroland Goss Group has acquired the intellectual property rights of U.K.-based Harland Simon. The move follows the merger between manroland and Goss, which was announced last summer.

A team of engineers to support the existing Har-land Simon install base has been created, accord-ing to manroland Goss. The team has over 100 years of experience of Harland Simon systems, manroland Goss says.

Having secured the intellectual property rights for all Harland Simon products in the print in-dustry via administrators Trevor Binyon and Tim Dolder at Opus Restructuring & Insolvency, man-roland Goss will be able to offer a wide breadth of retrofit upgrades, according to a news release on the acquisition.

“While this has been a difficult time for Harland Simon, we are very happy that as part of manro-land Goss we can fully support all existing Har-

land Simon users with the additional backing of the worldwide sales and service teams of manro-land Goss,” said Steve Withers, senior manager, Engineered Solutions.

“This addition to the manroland Goss solutions is a clear commitment to the market,” said Alex-ander Wassermann, CEO of manroland Goss. “It reinforces the focus on growing our aftermarket and service business for the installed base world-wide.”

Printing solutions provider manroland Goss web systems Group ac-quired GWS Printing Systems of the Netherlands, a specialist in used web offset equipment, the companies announced Dec. 20.

Owners Eric van Kessel and Walter Donkers will continue as managers of the business. With the acquisition of GWS and France-based service spe-cialist Dovak Industrial Services, MGWS “is making a next important step in the development of its strategy to be the most advanced solution provider to the web offset printing industry,” the company says. MGWS and GWS have already closely cooperated in the field of used equipment, heatset press service and within the Market-X e-commerce platform launched by MGWS

last year, MGWS says.“The acquisition of GWS and DOVAK by MGWS is a logical consequence

of the many years of cooperation between the companies and the numerous project successes celebrated between the companies,” said Alexander Was-sermann, CEO of manroland Goss. “Teaming our forces and solutions will result in an even broader portfolio to the printing industry worldwide. We expect the used equipment market and related services to grow within the next years, so adding GWS gives us the chance to become an even stronger and broader supplier in this business area.”

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Managing directors, investor buy out ppi Media

Newscycle Solutions acquires Marketing G2

On Jan. 1, managing directors Hauke Berndt and Manuel Scheyda to-gether with the strategic investor Alexander Eck took over ppi Media as part of a management buyout, the company says.

With the management buyout, ppi Media is separating from the Eversfrank Group, which acquired the company from manroland in 2012. The software company, with over 100 employees at its locations in Kiel and Hamburg, Germany, as well as Chicago, sells integrated software solutions.

The buyout enables ppi Media to focus its digital solutions on the chal-lenges of the media industry, the company says. “We will invest even more

specifically in products and markets that will strengthen and expand ppi Media’s position in the publishing industry in the long term,” says Berndt, managing director.

“The decision to take the helm at ppi Media was an easy one. We are op-timally positioned in a media environment characterized by innovation and change,” says Scheyda.

In addition to the two managing directors, who together hold most of the shares, strategic investor and IT entrepreneur Alexander Eck will become a shareholder of ppi Media and will advise the management on strategic issues.

Manroland Goss acquires Harland Simon’s intellectual property rights

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The News Media Alliance advocates for its members on issues such as the recently reversed Trump administration tariffs on Canadian news-print, copyright protection and the power domi-nant social media platforms have over the news industry. The Arlington, Virginia-based trade association’s members represent nearly 2,000 news organizations in the U.S., including large media groups, international outlets, hyperlocal news sources and digital-only entities.

News & Tech asked President and CEO David Chavern to weigh in on issues and trends the in-dustry is seeing as we move into 2019.

News & Tech: You've said that 2019 looks to be a pivotal year for news publishing. In what way?Chavern: 2019 is going to be a major turning point for the news media industry for two big rea-sons: technology, and mergers and acquisitions within the industry. In the world of tech, we’re seeing a lot of new possible solutions for the news industry, from Apple’s revamped Texture app to subscription and payment products from

Google and Facebook. We’re going into the new year with the tech companies looking to offer us answers and not cause more problems. The two questions we will all need to ask are will the tech solution materially increase revenue, and will it increase or decrease attachment to our news brands? The industry needs the answer to both questions to be “yes.”

Another reason 2019 will be pivotal is the way the industry is changing its landscape from with-in. It is easy to anticipate that several big publish-ers and media chains will change hands through-out the year. We’ve already seen major shifts in ownership in 2018, from the Los Angeles Times’s sale to Patrick Soon-Shiong, to Meredith’s sale of Time magazine, to Tribune taking bids from other news organizations, such as McClatchy, this fall. As we move into 2019, we’ll see M&A acceler-ate and reveal a wide range of different strategic choices within the industry.

News & Tech: What is the NMA's top priority for 2019?Chavern: The Alliance’s top priority for 2019

is protecting our members from the challenges posed by the duopoly and increasing the revenue to news from the tech industry. We will be push-ing hard for the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act,” introduced by Rep. David Ci-cilline (D-RI) in the last Congress.

News & Tech: What do you predict on the business side for the media industry in 2019?Chavern: In addition to mergers and acquisitions being at the forefront in 2019, I also anticipate that in 2019 we’ll begin to see rapid consolidation in digital publishing systems — like The Washing-ton Post’s Arc, New York Media’s Clay and new products from WordPress — with just a handful emerging as the engines that drive all publishers into the future. There has already been talk this year of the need for a smaller number of digital publishing tools, with some suggesting that hav-ing just one digital publishing platform with an integrated advertising marketplace could create a strong counterweight to Facebook and Google.

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News & Tech: The NMA is pushing for an anti-trust safe harbor for news publish-ers. "The dominant tech platforms are using their market power to force policies and practices on the news industry that threatens its viability," the NMA wrote in comments you submitted to the FTC for an August hearing on competitive practic-es. What type of safe harbor do you want? What do you think the FTC or Congress will do on the issue?Chavern: The Safe Harbor bill we’ve asked for would incorporate a limited safe harbor into current antitrust laws, providing news publish-ers the ability to collectively negotiate with big tech platforms, such as Facebook and Google, on important factors — such as algorithmic transparency, revenue and data sharing — that underpin the public’s continued ability to access news from trustworthy sources — a lynchpin of our democracy.

The bill introduced by Rep. Cicilline would provide a four-year window for newspaper com-panies to negotiate fair terms that would flow earned subscription and advertising dollars back to the publishers, while protecting and preserv-ing Americans’ right to access quality news. Pa-rameters included in the bill ensure that these negotiations would strictly benefit Americans and news publishers at-large; not just one or a few publishers.

News & Tech: The European Parliament voted to alter its copyright directives to make aggregator sites responsible for copyright violations, among other chang-es. The directive has to go through sev-eral steps to become laws in the member states. If it is made law, how do you see the European Copyright Directive affect-ing U.S. publishers?Chavern: If the EU is able to establish their Copyright Directive with Article 11’s digi-tal protections and secure copyright for news publishers intact, it will start a global wave of implementing publisher copyright protections, and the entire media landscape will be better for it. I believe that Google has an interest in seeing content creators thrive, since the quality of content is directly related to the value that is added to the platform. Without news publishers, Google would lose value. The EU Copyright Di-rective will determine the relationship between the duopoly and news publishers not only in Eu-rope, but around the world. A win for publishers in Europe will mean a chance for U.S. publishers — as well as publishers across the globe — to demand the same fair treatment. A loss in Eu-rope could mean a much more dramatic fight between publishers and platforms.

News & Tech: The NMA has objected to Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security proposals to eliminate the requirement that employers notify U.S. workers of available jobs with printed ad-vertisements in Sunday papers. What do you think will happen on the issue?Chavern: We’re hopeful that the DOL and DHS will see that their proposal to move all job list-ings online will hurt the American worker. If employers are allowed to publish their listings online only, many will simply “check the box” by submitting their openings to one website, and then quickly move on to hire foreign nationals when they don’t find American workers to fill the role. By keeping the print requirement, the DOL and DHS would be ensuring that as many Americans as possible learn about temporary job openings in their area, and would be making it more likely that those roles could be filled by American workers. Given the current administra-tion’s push to put America first, we’re confident that they will want to save the print requirement once they understand just how much they’d be helping American laborers in the process.

News & Tech: What other government or reg-ulatory issues do you anticipate members will be concerned about in the near future?Chavern: First and foremost, we’re concerned with the free speech of reporters, which has been hindered greatly in recent years by the Trump administration. We’ve seen more attacks on journalists in the past year, including moves by the White House to take away reporters’ press credentials. We, along with our colleagues, are closely watching the administration’s treatment of journalists and making sure their First Amend-ment rights are not violated.

The News Media Alliance is also closely watching the postal rates to ensure our members who deliver their newspapers and advertising mail products via the U.S. Postal Service are able to continue doing so at rates that are fair and rea-sonable; tariffs on aluminum, which are impact-ing member publishers using aluminum printing plates to print their newspapers; net neutrality, as we believe all information should be granted the same value on the internet; and creating an alternative funding mechanism for community newspaper pension plans to ensure that pub-lishers have more flexibility in operating their businesses while maintaining high-quality pen-sion plans for employees and retirees. p

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Media coalition sets 2019 public policy agendaThe News Media for Open Government, of which the News Media Alliance is a member, has announced its public policy agenda for the new Congress, “focusing on both a free press, as well as a more transparent, open govern-ment.” Federal agencies’ Freedom of Informa-tion Act compliance and a shield bill to protect journalists’ sources that was introduced in the last Congress are among the issues the group is working on.NMOG, formerly known as the Sunshine in Government Initiative, is a coalition of news media and journalism organizations working to ensure laws, policies and practices preserve and protect freedom of the press, open gov-ernment and the free flow of information in our democratic society, according to the group. “An informed public is the cornerstone of our democracy and ensuring that the public has information about what its government is doing is essential,” said coalition Director Melissa Wasser. “NMOG is committed to promoting and advocating for policies on Capitol Hill that keep our government open and accountable to the governed.”The coalitions members are The Associated Press, American Society of News Editors, As-sociation of Alternative Newsmedia, National Association of Broadcasters, National News-paper Association, Online News Association, Radio Television Digital News Association, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Society of Professional Journalists.

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N&T: What tech trend are you watching for 2019?Everything mobile. We must, must keep our minds open as consumer be-havior is constantly changing.

N&T: What's your biggest business prediction for 2019?2019 will be the beginning of the end for print. Daily newspapers have run out of pricing gimmicks and cost cuts, as evidenced by 3Q18 fi nancials (most public companies lost money) and the fact that print newspapers’ lack locally generated content. Very surprised to read newspapers owned by public companies that have zero locally written content in several days’ newspapers each week. Newsrooms have been gutted. The highly fi xed costs of printing and delivery are not sustainable. We will start to see signifi cant newspapers eliminate print in 2019.

N&T: What regulatory or government moves interest you?I am most interested in seeing if our country will re-elect Presi-dent Trump. That will tell me all I need to know.

N&T: How do you see media's evolution with social media in the near future?Evolution? It is here and has been here for several years. How-ever, not certain where it goes from here. Hard to predict with the instability and fragmentation of social media. Exactly what will defi ne “social media” in 2020? p

N&T: What tech trend are you watching for 2019? The practical use of AI in our industry. I believe the use of AI will grow this year and useful applications will begin to emerge. N&T: What's your biggest business prediction for 2019? I see signifi cant revenue growth in two areas. First, with video, both in terms of internet and out of home and second with more “face-to-face” (events, both commercial and reader-oriented) type of advertising. I also see print starting to fl atten out, particularly at the local level, because it still works as an advertising medium, done properly with effective circulation. N&T: What regulatory or government moves interest you? In Canada, the federal government has established a fund that is based on tax credits for editorial wage expenditures for news media organizations. While the details have yet to be put in place, this has signifi cance for most journalism-based organizations such as ours. We had originally lobbied as an industry to create a level taxation playing fi eld with companies such as Facebook and Google, who receive favorable treatment compared to estab-lished Canadian companies. However, the evolution of this fund will have positive signifi cance to Canadian news media companies and assist in the improvement of the business model. N&T: How do you see media's evolution with social media in the near future? Certainly we are paying more attention to the use of social media and are incorporating dedicated positions within our staffi ng structure this year, both in terms of infl uencing the outcome of advertising campaigns as well as alert-ing more social media users to our content. Additionally, we are using social media to attract more people to participate in our face- to-face events. p

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News & Tech contacted key media executives and industry players for their 2019 predictions. Our insiders spelled out the technology and changing trends they see on the near horizon. Take a look at their prognostications.

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N&T: What tech trend are you watching for 2019?Artificial intelligence. Voice powered de-vices, smart speakers running Alexa, Google Home embedded in TVs, lightbulbs, etc. Ar-tificial intelligence will go beyond a de-vice responding to your search or query, but will allow the device to learn, to be-come “smart,” to know exactly what you’ll want. Marketers will need to adapt to this new medium. This will reshape search en-gine optimization, as search is shifting to conversational and long-tail searches, and the opportunity to once show your dazzling creative or artwork will realistically be re-placed with a smart device telling you or de-scribing to you the advertisement it believes you would be interested in.

N&T: What's your biggest business predic-tion for 2019?Media acquisition growth continues to ex-plode. 2018 will be remembered as a stellar year for media. In June of 2018, AT&T com-pleted its acquisition of Time Warner, later that month, Disney won the battle against

Comcast to acquire 21st Century Fox. These were just two purchases that helped to make up the record $322.5 billion in media M&A in the fi rst half of 2018. And the momentum continued into Q3.

We expect the trend of tech and telecom fi rms buying media fi rms to continue. Mak-ing the lives of advertisers and marketers far more challenging and less predictable.

N&T: What regulatory or government moves interest you?Data regulation is coming. In 2018 Face-book was no stranger to privacy and secu-rity concerns, there’s the ongoing debate as to how much infl uence the likes of Google and Amazon control in our everyday lives, and big tech companies will no doubt be under further scrutiny that will likely affect all those companies mining, refining and storing our digital data. Some important questions will likely be asked and hope-fully answered: Who should be the ultimate gatekeepers of our digital data? What role should automated decision-making play in our everyday lives?

In 2019, we are likely to see proposed regulations and legislation that are either too restrictive or don’t take into account that science and tech are in constant motion. It’s unlikely that in the U.S. sweeping new rules, like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, would pass. That said, the pro-cess will likely prove to be an expensive and time consuming undertaking for big tech companies.

N&T: How do you see media's evolution with social media in the near future?Social media still provides an essential chance to connect to customers and serve them, however, most companies are missing the opportunity due to an outdated focus on content vs. conversation. Brands, marketers and media companies alike are “welcome” in the social media space, but are urged to remove the “hard sales pitch.” A friendly, conversational brand voice tends to appeal to social media users. And most consumers want brands to be accessible — especially when they have a customer service prob-lem.

As social media continues to evolve, suc-cessful brands, marketers, and media com-panies will need to adapt their strategies to accommodate an ever-changing audience. Keeping track of the latest technological and consumer trends has been and always will be paramount. p

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N&T: What tech trend are you watching for 2019?IoT, AI, robotics and VR cannot completely replace the impact and intrinsic value of a human journalist nor printed products. Looking for exciting innovations to pay-walls, integrated print/mobile subscriptions and local coverage, while employing the aforementioned technologies to “deliver” integrated online and printed products.

N&T: What's your biggest business prediction for 2019?Thirty-seven percent of millennials read a printed newspaper within the past week, according to a recent APTech/PRIMIR study, “The Evolution of Print in the Cross-Genera-tional World of Information Media,” yet only 10 percent claimed they were newspaper readers. Watch for an increase in niche print products targeted to convert more millennial and Gen Z-ers to timely readers.

N&T: What regulatory or government moves interest you?The Section 232 aluminum tariff has been a tough battle in 2018. We remain active-ly engaged and hopeful that the exclusion process will be honored by our leaders in Washington.

N&T: How do you see media's evolution with social media in the near future?Newspapers are the “most trusted” source for news and information over all other media, excepting only friends and fam-ily, according to the APTech/PRIMIR study. Newspapers will morph from the analog cat-erpillar to the integrated butterfl y by solidify-ing their position as the most trusted source both in print and online. p

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The International Newspaper Group (ING) has set October 4-5 for ING/PRINT 2019, a networking event for print production, logistics and op-erations executive leadership, to be held in Chicago. ING 2019’s statement of purpose calls for it to be the single event where “print-centric” leadership from the Americas and Europe will meet, network, and share best-in-class ideas, said Steve Mattingly, ING program chair. It’s not a tradeshow; there are no booths to visit. Instead it’s a networking conference designed to provide resources and practices to empower operations execs to successfully shape the print landscape of the future, he said.

The International Newspaper Group’s board of directors consists of 22 newspaper executives and suppliers. According to Russ Newton, ING presi-dent, demand for a print-centric networking event is more pronounced than ever. “ING’s LinkedIn following grew by over 100 connections within hours of a save-the-date post last month. Plus, newspaper print leaders across the Americas are already contributing and participating to ensure this network-ing event will drive significant and actionable value for any and all who attend.”

Kevin Desmond, ING board secretary and SVP operations for Star Tribune Media, points to the organization’s statement of purpose as further reason

for newspaper representatives to attend: If you are the one in your organiza-tion responsible for print, logistics, distribution, integrated services, or real estate/facilities, “ING is the event you must attend to learn how your col-leagues and industry suppliers are navigating these challenging times. The Star Tribune has implemented several EBITDA-positive initiatives as a direct result of my attendance at ING,” Desmond said

This year’s keynote speaker will be Keni Thomas, author, motivational speaker, musician, and decorated former Army Task Force Ranger. “He will provide the ING audience with valuable insights and inspiration: Get It On! What It Means to Lead the way,” Mattingly said.

“Plus, our industry keynotes and panelists will cover brass tack solutions regarding quality, cost-management, logistics, and strategic partnering,” Mattingly said.

ING has a new website on which ING 2019 Summit content and updates will be posted weekly. The ING board encourages all newspaper executives, including publishers, owners, and production leaders to visit the site at in-ternationalnewspapergroup.org.

News & Tech spoke with three ING board members about their opera-tions, emerging solutions and revenue streams.

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N&T: What do you see as best-in-class solu-tions in the market now?Utilizing local vendors that can provide control upgrades and solutions for obsolete equipment, both for the obsolete components as vendors have disappeared or where OEMs have drastical-ly cut back support. With reduced circulations, the ability to best utilize equipment by modifying delivery schedules and production windows.

Another challenge at our newspaper is the abil-ity to employ the best people in our industry. Our solution for that is to provide an industry-leading, best-in-class experience for our employees, our most important assets. At Cox, our benefits are second to none with great medical, a 401(k) pro-gram, pet insurance and many others.

The AJC was an early adopter of utilizing cus-tomer data to best understand their subscription habits and the website traffic patterns of our cus-tomers, both current and potential.

N&T: What may be on the horizon for emerg-ing solutions?Utilizing research to best serve our customers, we are looking to our division partners in radio and TV to use reader research to better focus our

products and efforts on the correct areas.The AJC will dig even deeper into data and

analytics as we work to understand the habits of our current print and digital customers. Accord-ing to Will Hauck, AJC’s senior director of con-sumer revenue, the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning will be our best tools to predict the behaviors of our current and potential digital customers. It is more crucial than ever to retain our current subscribers and identify new prospects to groom into paying subscribers, using dynamic offers and personalized messaging.

N&T: Is recycling currently being viewed as a revenue stream or a cost of doing business? Please explain your response.Recycling is and has been for decades a part of doing business in newspapers. It is a critical part of our business as we recycle virtually every ma-terial we run through our process. Due to the pre-cipitous decline in recycled material commodity prices, revenue isn’t what it once was for these materials. That said, recycling all the materials is just as important as ever. p

Clarence JacksonSenior Director of operations,atlanta Journal Constitution/Cox enterprises

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N&T: What do you see as best-in-class solutions in the market now?The three that I see now are:

• Technical support partnerships that provide an important skill and depth of knowledge to production operations at a time where it’s increas-ingly difficult to attract and retain electrical mechanical staff that is critical

to keeping presses and mailroom equipment running in full production.• Thermal “no process” plates are a significant step forward and sites that have moved to this are

questioning why they didn’t do it sooner. The benefits of not handling chemistry and doing processor maintenance coupled with the significant reduction of health and safety and environmental risk make it a no-brainer.

• The reusable plastic stackable skids have been around for many years, but I see a much greater impor-tance and relevance of this. The analysis of cost and benefit when taking into account equipment damage and space utilization quickly show it’s more favorable than wooden skids and is more environmentally friendly.

N&T: What may be on the horizon for emerging solutions?Newspapers need to build on their solid foundation of “trusted, true and respected” source of news and information. The rapid rise of technology should be embraced and leveraged to assist the relevance of traditional media. Augmented reality and artificial intelligence are technologies that are maturing and need to be researched, tested and encouraged to engage the younger generation.

Waste recovery and technology are going to become more important and relevant as environmental and social acceptance becomes more stringent. Adopting and developing processes that help reduce consumption, reuse/repurpose products has multiple benefits. Such as reduced transportation, less han-dling, lower cost point, less hazardous waste removal or discharge treatment.

N&T: Is recycling currently being viewed as a revenue stream or a cost of doing business? Please explain your response.There is a significant opportunity as a revenue stream if you are in the recycling business. However, this depends on the type of materials handled and process. Aluminum and paper are easier and more at-tractive, but I believe with new or adopted technology from other industries, liquid waste can also be a hidden gem.

On the production side, it is more a cost of doing business. However, there is a significant cost recovery that can be achieved depending on your control process along with the rates and terms you negotiate with your recycling partners. Larger volume sites should be managed internally to negotiate a higher price point, and smaller sites may opt to arrange the control with the recycler.

Chemical waste treatment and neutralization systems can be a significant cost benefit compared with waste removal. Production sites should always be looking for ways to improve in this area, although it’s often overlooked. p

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N&T: What do you see as best-in-class solutions in the mar-ket now?This is an interesting question, given our

Industry's environment of nec-essary efficiencies to remain competitive. Efficient mainte-nance and operating models that allow newspaper produc-tion facilities to maximize pro-duction capacity with minimal staff. This is not the traditional model. Peoria is an example where they produce two dai-lies at a time with double out capabilities, with one press crew. N&T: What may be on the hori-zon for emerging solutions? We will see an acceleration of plant consolidations, newspa-pers with common layouts to minimize change over time, common paging, earlier dead-lines, and longer delivery routes (larger delivery windows). All these practices will be based on efficiency and cost reduc-tions. We will maximize our assets.

N&T: Is recycling currently being viewed as a revenue stream or a cost of doing business? Please explain your response.We view recycling as a key op-erating practice across all of our facilities. We view recycling as a revenue stream, which is significant in the new world of tariffs and higher raw material costs. p

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N&T: What regulatory or government moves interest you? Privacy, specifi cally data privacy, seems to be coming to a boiling point. Consumers are tired of their personal information being traded like a stock on an open digital mar-ketplace. California is likely to be the fi rst state to enact its own rules tied to privacy,

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Would you — would I — buy a newspaper in 2019?

Many years ago, in the pre-internet and pre-Amazon world, partners and I bought a weekly newspaper in a small town in Montana. I was edi-tor/publisher/janitor for 14 years. It was the greatest education of my life.

But would I do that now?I saw a study many years ago that showed an in-

verse correlation between the time spent surfing the internet with the time reading newspapers. That study showed that time reading a traditional print publication declined by almost the same amount of time a customer spent surfing the World Wide Web.

All indications are that most people are spending more and more time look-ing at their smart phones, tablets and computers. Stats also show a continuing decline of both daily and Sunday print circulation of daily newspapers.

The trends are not favorable.That being said, I’d still consider buying a newspaper, under the right condi-

tions.What are the right conditions?First, the price would have to be right. Anyone overpaying for a newspa-

per these days is crazy. The price would have to be no more than a three- or four-multiple. I wouldn’t buy a paper that required me (or partners) to go into substantial debt.

The town would have to be right on a Goldilocks basis. That means neither too big nor too small.

The newspaper we owned in Montana would be too small in today’s world. When we ran the paper, there were many potential advertisers — a hardware store, book store, travel agency, auto parts store, shoe store, a small department store, a grocery store and a bank.

All were locally owned, and I could talk to the owners. Now, mostly because of competition from online merchants like Amazon, most of my former adver-tisers are out of business.

From what I can see, many small towns are hard-pressed to support a news-paper. (In fact, the newspaper we owned — the Bigfork Eagle — has been shut-tered, except for an online version run out of a nearby daily.)

Too big a market is a problem, too. Metro newspapers face all kinds of competition from TV, radio, direct mail,

online-only publications and others. The overhead is too high. (For example, metros can’t possibly cover all local high school sporting events. I think prep sports coverage is one of the keys to attracting a loyal, paying audience.)

Metro dailies once flourished thanks to double-truck ads from department stores, pages of classified ads, and huge numbers of employment display ads. All gone now.

The latest problem is the decline in the number of pre-print advertising in-serts. This decline has been caused by a secular decline in the industry, the latest victim being the bankruptcy of Sears and K-Mart. As revenues decline, editorial staffs were decimated, causing the quality of the product to decline, causing readers and advertisers to find better alternatives. A vicious cycle.

And don’t overlook the impact of the so-called duopoly of Facebook and Google that has hurt all local media as both companies attract an ever-increas-ing portion of national programmatic advertising. Their technology allows their advertisers to reach the audience that spends more and more time looking at their smart phones.

But I do think (perhaps a foolish hope) that there is a “Cinderella space” left in mid-tier markets where there is no local TV, and maybe even no local radio stations.

I live in such a market in Colorado. TV signals come from Denver, and radio from nearby cities.

The only substantial local media is the local daily newspaper, which, unfor-tunately, has been stripped of most of its resources by an out-of-state (out-of-touch) investment company. The paper’s headquarters have been moved out of downtown, and the building is up for sale. The publisher is no longer locally based. Much of the content comes from other papers in the group.

Even so, many people in the community subscribe because they want a local news outlet.

This is potentially a “Goldilocks” situation because there is a deep-seeded demand for the product.

The city is vibrant and growing, and merchants — especially the many lo-cally owned stores — need help with marketing and advertising.

Underlying my belief is that journalism is still a product the public wants and needs. Democracy needs a watchdog. Local merchants need local advertising. We want to know what’s going on at city hall, in the courts, at the county court-house, at our schools. We want to follow prep and other local and regional sports.

If advertising can’t fully support a newspaper, I think subscriptions and mem-berships can make up the difference. (Anyone buying a newspaper needs to understand these nuances, if there is to be any hope of success.)

Can a newspaper “stand alone” without the efficiencies of a group? My sense in many cases is that the groups have saddled their newspapers with burdens of reducing too much corporate debt, and paying for corporate staff overhead. Local operators spend too much of their time trying to make this month’s or this quarter’s profit plan, rather than improving the quality of the product.

Over the last score of years, too many newspapers have steadily become less competitive in a more competitive media environment. They steadily raised circulation and advertising rates while reducing their size, page count, and editorial and advertising staffs.

What would happen if we started giving our readers and advertisers more for their money, instead of less? I think the response would be overwhelming favorable.

Online technology is incredibly important for success going forward. To con-trol overhead, print production will have to be reduced to two or three publica-tions a week, and quality online products will have to be created to establish and maintain customer loyalty. Technology allows affordable solutions to de-liver video, audio — and maybe even Web-delivered TV — to be produced by a local newspaper. Print needs to partner with online, as I don’t think either can thrive without the other.

Would it be easy to buy and run a newspaper? No way. It might not even be smart.

But thousands of people every day invest in businesses that, even when suc-cessful, operate on small margins and owners’ sweat equity. Wouldn’t it be better to spend your life running (even a struggling) newspaper than to run a hot dog stand, or whatever?

Remember, too: There are still many smart, dedicated owners successfully running daily and weekly newspapers. Hats off to them! They are our models for success.

Bottom line, buying a newspaper in 2019 isn’t a terrible idea if “Goldilocks” conditions exist — the right price, the right market, the right editorial people, the right advertising and business staff.

That’s a lot to ask, I know, but there is hope, folks. p

Marc Wilson is founder and executive chairman of TownNews. He’s also author of the

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Papers battle malware as FBI investigates sourceu News & Tech Staff RepoRt

A number of U.S. newspapers worked to shore up systems in the wake of a malware attack that dis-rupted the printing of several days’ editions at the end of December, The Chicago Tribune and others reported.

The attack hit Tribune Publishing papers and for-mer Tribune operations that use Tribune systems, including the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune.

The malware in question was Ryuk ransomware, according to the paper. The FBI is investigating the attack, the paper said. The Department of Home-land Security is also investigating, according to a spokesperson, Reuters reported.

California-based Check Point Research provided an early analysis of Ryuk in August. Ryuk attacks are targeted, Check Point said, and “some organi-zations paid an exceptionally large ransom in order to retrieve their files.”

A group linked to Ryuk, Grim Spider, pocketed Bitcoin worth more than $380,000 in December, The New York Times reported. A source familiar with the investigation said there was no ransom de-mand in association with the December malware attack, the Chicago Tribune said.

There was also “no evidence that customer credit card information or personally identifiable infor-mation has been compromised," said a statement from Marisa Kollias, Tribune communications vice president. "The personal data of our subscribers, online users, and advertising clients has not been compromised.”

The attack meant some Tribune Publishing pa-

pers went out without classified ads and some paid death notices.

The malware hit all Tribune Publishing papers, including the Orlando Sentinel, the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, and the Baltimore Sun, the papers re-ported. West Coast editions of The New York Times and Wall Street Journal were also affected, as they rely on an LA Times printing plant, the LA Times said. Some papers used workaround in their early attempts to recover from the attack.

Vendor perspectiveAs 2019 kicked off, speculation was swirling on the source of the attack. Vendors and industry insiders naturally turned to preventing a repeat of this sort of incursion.

“Events like this are strong motivators to bump up security audit schedules,” said Lyle Millander, IT manager for The Frederick News-Post.

“The high cost of refreshing/upgrading control systems is a significant point of concern,” said Millander, who stressed that he didn’t know the specifics of the attack or the update status of Tribune Publishing’s systems. “Whenever possible, it’s best to isolate the press network from other networks, especially the internet! That’s only step 1!” he said

“Although, with ransomware all systems linked by file sharing can be affected,” Millander points out. “Those are systems that cannot be completely isolated.”

“As a vendor we have expressed many times to our customers that they need to upgrade their old computer systems, since there is no way we can protect them against malware if we are unable to

upgrade our software,” said Menno Jansen, chair-man of QIPC-EAE, speaking in general and not in reference to Tribune Publishing. He said companies in the U.S. in particular can be reluctant to invest in upgrades.

The most important measures that most suppli-ers would recommend, according to Stephen Kirk, marketing head at ABB Switzerland Ltd., is to en-sure the operating system is still supported and the latest patches have been installed, ensure there is an up-to-date virus protection system, separate the networks as much as possible to isolate the systems and ensure regular backups are made on separate hardware.

Kirk also clarified that he spoke in general terms and not in reference to Tribune Publishing systems. “The most important point is that any system we deliver is part of the overall system of the publishing house or newspaper printer. It is therefore essen-tial that a security concept for the entire network and not just the individual systems has been devel-oped,” he said.

“The vendors of the individual systems can give their recommendations, but the overall concept and, indeed, the implementation of the recommen-dations, is the responsibility of the company run-ning the systems,” he said.

As with many aspects of security, there’s a trade-off between security and cost, he said. “Separat-ing networks and restricting data transfer between these networks raises the security, but it also makes working with the systems more difficult, time-con-suming and, therefore, expensive.” p

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An IT analyst shares thoughts based on his company’s move to CUE u News & Tech Staff RepoRt

Last spring, Forum Communications Company chose a new con-tent creation platform, CUE, to upgrade to its newsroom workflow. Forum Communications technical analyst Adrian Dawson-Becker gave a presentation on the platform selection experience and creat-ing a content engine with CUE at CUE Days 2018, a tech confer-ence for CCI, Escenic, and CUE users held in Aarhus, Denmark.

CUE is a headless CMS and open publishing platform that bun-dles various content creation, analytics, and planning tools in one place. CUE was developed jointly by Denmark-based CCI and Norway-based Escenic.

Fargo-based Forum Communications operates in more than 30 locations in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wiscon-sin. It has 36 newspapers, four TV stations, and numerous specialty publications.

Dawson-Becker believes that maintaining a successful news busi-ness in an uncertain digital media landscape is about the people in your organization and about choosing an IT infrastructure that can be adjusted to whatever comes, he said. He uses the term “content engine” to mean a newsroom, the people in it, and the technology supporting it.

Based on his experience with CUE, Dawson-Becker has three key recommendations for any media company looking to upgrade its technology stack or going through a digital transformation.

1. Involve the editorial staff in technology investment decisionsWhen Dawson-Becker and his team began their hunt for a new content management system, they wanted to take a different ap-proach from how it had been done in the past. Previously, tech and CMS decisions were solely made by the development and IT department to keep costs low, Dawson-Becker said.

“But this time we pulled our editors and chief of content in. And we started asking different kinds of questions. We wanted to really understand what it was going to take to move the needle,” he said.

Before looking for CMS vendors, the IT and development depart-ment went through a lot of brainstorming with different editors and deputy editors within Forum Communications. Not only did this provide insight into the newsrooms’ CMS needs, but it also eased up the change to come. “When the editorial staff get buy-in and feel like they’re part of the process of selecting the software they’re

going to use, they’re much happier using it, and you get fewer com-plaints,” Dawson-Becker said.

But to know what a newsroom’s CMS needs are, first Forum Com-munications needed to find out what kind of newsrooms they want-ed to have, what kind of stories they wanted to tell, and how they wanted to tell these stories.

The team found that they wanted a next-generation newsroom, as they call it, with a primary focus on content, and a newsroom where journalists can explore new methods of storytelling. To en-able this exploration, Dawson-Becker had a vision of removing as many limitations as possible in the company’s IT infrastructure so journalists’ and editors’ creativity could flow freely.

2. Choose a flexible publishing platform that allows for freedomAfter a lot of brainstorming, the actual CMS hunt began with two overall criteria in mind.

AccessibilityForum Communications’ new content management system needed to be something everybody could use with minimal training.

For Forum Communications, accessibility also means having control over its newsroom workflow. “We don’t want our experi-ence in our newsroom dictated by the software we use. We want to have the freedom to change how we work.”

ExtensibilityAs with most media companies, Forum Communications’ websites and apps are a collection of ad technology, content, analytics, and identity management solutions. The company needed a publishing platform that can handle all these functions and the functions still to come.

“We know which tools we’re using today, but that changes so fast. We need the system to be able to grow with us. We’re not look-ing for something that works for us now, we want somethings that works for us in the future,” Dawson-Becker said.

CUE’s flexible story editor fit well with Dawson-Becker’s vision of giving his editorial colleagues an IT infrastructure where their cre-ativity could flow freely, he said. “CUE has a vision of the future that is not aligned with many other vendors in their space. Just the fact that they’re removing the form fields from their editor, so it frees the user up, maybe for more experimentation. You’re not just filling in fields. You get to decide. And then you become true storytellers.“

3. Make change a natural part of your organizationTechnology has changed the way we create and consume media forever. The change has especially accelerated in the past ten years, according to Dawson-Becker, and it isn’t about to slow down. “It’s a never-ending process, so we need to make change and change management a part of our business.”

One thing Dawson-Becker especially wants to communicate to his colleagues is that not everything can or will happen immedi-ately. Change is an important part of a long-term strategy.

CUE Days 2019 is scheduled for June 12–13 in Aarhus, Denmark. p

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Changes afoot at Gannettu News & Tech Staff RepoRt

USA Today parent Gannett generated a passel of headlines as 2019 kicked off. In January, the company got a buyout offer from MNG Enterprises, known as

Digital First Media, USA Today reported. Digital First Media offered to purchase USA Today owner Gannett for $12 a share

in an unsolicited offer, the paper reported.“Consistent with its fiduciary duties and in consultation with its financial and

legal advisors, the Gannett board of directors will carefully review the proposal received to determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interest of the company and Gannett shareholders,” the company said in a statement.

“As promised, we will keep you informed as new information is available, but we are still business as usual,” said Gannett CEO Robert J. Dickey in an email to employees.

Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is the majority owner in Digital First. Among its properties are The Denver Post, the Los Angeles Daily News and the Boston Herald.

“Frankly, the team leading Gannett has not demonstrated that it’s capable of ef-fectively running this enterprise as a public company,” said a Digital First letter to Gannett’s board, signed by MNG chairman Joseph Fuchs. The letter said that Digital First holds a 7.5 percent ownership stake.

Leadership On Dec. 5, Dickey told the company’s board of directors he was retiring. He agreed to stay on until May 7, 2019, but may leave earlier if a successor is named, the company said.

Gannett’s board hired Zurich-based Egon Zehnder to evaluate replacement can-didates, the company said.

The headhunters may go outside the newspaper industry, perhaps to digital or e-commerce, according to the New York Post.

Poynter’s Rick Edmonds says Gannett has turned to internal candidates to fill the CEO position since 1986.

In December Edmonds suggested Maribel Perez Wadsworth and Sharon Row-lands as inside possibilities. Wadsworth is president of the USA Today Network and publisher of USA Today. Rowlands, who headed USA Today Network Marketing So-lutions and marketing firm ReachLocal, has taken a job as CEO of Web.com. Gan-nett named Kevin Gentzel, the company’s chief revenue officer, to replace her.

McLean, Virginia-based Gannett’s brands include USA Today, 109 local media organizations in 34 states, U.K. media company Newsquest, ReachLocal, SweetIQ and WordStream.

“With the support of the nearly 17,000 employees across the company, we have created an organization well positioned to thrive in the years to come,” Dickey said in the company’s announcement on his retirement. “While the board undertakes its duty to plan for the future, I will continue working hard alongside my talented and dedicated colleagues to support Gannett’s leadership, continue our digital transformation and position our brands for long-term success.”

Buyouts, building soldOther headlines came out of Gannett in late 2018 and early 2019.

•In October, Gannett offered buyouts to employees age 55+ with a minimum of 15 years with the company, the Detroit Free Press reported. Employees at various Gannett properties reportedly took the offers.

• Gannett sold its 10-story office building in Phoenix for $37.65 million, accord-ing to public real estate records, the Arizona Republic reported in late December.

The 250,000-square-foot building, built in 1995, houses The Arizona Repub-lic and azcentral.com. Phoenix real estate firm ViaWest Group has bought the property, through an entity named EVB 200 Office.

•Gannett is looking to offshore certain work, Dickey said at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference, held Dec. 4 in New York City.

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The news industry is in the grip of “Shiny Things Syndrome,” an obsessive pursuit of tech along with a lack of a clear strategy, a new study says.

The “relentless high-speed pursuit of technolo-gy-driven innovation could be almost as danger-ous as stagnation,” says the study, titled “Time to step away from the ‘bright, shiny things’? Towards a sustainable model of journalism innovation in an era of perpetual change.”

The research comes from the Journalism Innova-tion Project at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford. Julie Po-setti, leader of the Journalism Innovation Project, authored the study. Posetti had worked as head of digital editorial capability at Fairfax Media (Austra-lia and New Zealand) and held reporting roles with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Saying the industry has a “focus problem,” the study recommends a shift by news publishers from being “technology-led to audience-focused and technology-empowered.”

The study emerged from discussions with 39 global journalism innovators representing 27 news

publishers across 17 countries, the study says. The study counsels against abandoning innova-

tion altogether, acknowledging that innovation has been essential in journalism’s digital transforma-tion. It casts itself as “a plea to avoid unsustainable approaches to innovation that fail to take account of potentially negative impacts — approaches that risk wasting time, effort, and money, without real returns.” It also warns of innovation fatigue and cites a need for more consideration of the unin-tended consequences of tech innovation, such as gendered online harassment and viral disinforma-tion.

Highlighting recent tech trends and buzz words, such as artifi cial Intelligence, voice journalism, vir-tual reality, and blockchain, the study said many participants wanted to “slow down” in the face of change fatigue and haphazard approaches to in-novation.

Others didn’t share that desire; smaller, digital-born news publishers indicated that they don’t have time to slow down if they are to survive, the study said. p

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•At the Dec. 4 conference, Dickey talked about the USA Today model, which he said has been “a very successful one digitally.”

“Over the last three years, we’ve grown USA Today’s advertising mix to be about 75 percent digital, 25 percent print.”

“USA Today is more profi table than it’s ever been in its history of 30-plus years. So you can monetize that audience.”

“We also have other ways to monetize the USA Today audience, through registration, email marketing and things like that. We are in the early stages of that, but there is potential there,” he said.

Dickey also spoke about partnerships with Facebook, Twitter and Amazon. “We feel very good about our partnership with Google,” Dick-ey said, in particular through Google Amp.

“The issue remains that fair use and copyright laws need to be updated. Publishers are creat-ing all the content and we’re just not getting paid. It’s an old argument. There is a need to fi nd a way to get to a better, more fair distribu-tion of that revenue.

•Industry analyst Ken Doctor, in his Jan. 18 Newsonomics column, speculated that a Tri-bune Publishing-Gannett merger could be in the cards. His speculation comes amid a lead-ership shakeup at Tribune Publishing. p

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Join News & Tech, vendors at the 2019 Mega-Conference u News & Tech Staff RepoRt

The Key Executives Mega-Con-ference will be held Feb. 25-27 at the Paris Las Vegas.

The Mega-Conference is a joint effort of newspaper media associa-tions that have an estimated com-bined membership of more than 5,000 publishers. Hosts are the In-land Press Association, Local Media Association, Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and News Media Alliance, with the Nevada Press Association as a local partner. Members of all fi ve associations are eligible to register as attendees and reserve exhibit space and sponsor-ship opportunities at member rates.

In its ninth year, Mega-Conference has attendance ranging from 700 to 900 attendees. Most of the attendees are owners, publishers, digital offi -cers or revenue offi cers of media op-erations with both print and digital assets.

Below are vendor- or conference-supplied descriptions of exhibitors that plan to be at the conference.

AdCellerantwww.adcellerant.comAdCellerant specializes in executing programmatic display, mobile, tab-let, video, native, email and search marketing campaigns. The company is a Google Premier Partner and has received accolades for its proprietary software, Ui.marketing. AdCellerant executes thousands of digital adver-tising campaigns in more than 260 markets in fi ve countries.

Adpay | Memoriams, an Ancestry companywww.adpay.comAdpay is now part of Ancestry, but our mission for our media partners remains the same: growing your revenues. As an offi cial Local Media Consortium partner, Memoriams increases local obituary revenues by an average of 30 percent through our exclusive network strategy, now encompassing thousands of North American newspapers. Click-N-Buy Classifi eds regains your marketplace

with responsive design and proven profi tability for print, digital and mo-bile.

Advice Localwww.advicelocal.comAdvice Local's local presence man-agement solution makes it easy to take control of businesses' online data. Utilizing proprietary technol-ogy, Advice Local submits optimized business data to directories, data ag-gregators, local profi les, GPS map-ping and voice search technologies in real time.

Agfa Graphicswww.agfa.comAgfa Graphics offers newspaper-specific solutions that provide us-ers with end-to-end workflow au-tomation coupled with enhanced production control, proven and cost-effective violet CtP systems, in-telligent XML-based workfl ow and quality enhancement software pro-viding a comprehensive solution for economic operation and profi table growth.

Boostabilitywww.boostability.comEstablished in 2009, Boostability began with the idea that great SEO services should be accessible and affordable for everyone. Boostability now serves over 26,000 small busi-nesses, helping them elevate their digital presence and succeed online. In the process, we have grown to over 400 employees and have been ranked in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America for four straight years.

[BN]Techhttps://bntech.io/[BN]Tech is a paywall service pro-vider that offers an innovative way of tracking users by IP address and providing publishers with tools to help grow digital subscribers. We have developed a robust reporting suite that helps publishers choose the right settings for their meters and

have built the ability to track and target users with different rules and different criteria, either from [BN]Tech or from third-party providers, to help maximize digital subscriber revenue.

Brainworks Softwarewww.brainworks.comBrainworks' suite of media industry software products delivers in-depth operational and data-driven solu-tions designed to simplify the work-fl ow process, increase productivity and reduce costs.

CCI Europe A/Swww.ccieurope.comCCI develops multichannel publish-ing platforms for media corporations all over the world. The platforms help our customers create engaging content, reach new audiences, and optimize their business strategies. Our new cutting-edge digital pub-lishing platform, CUE, is designed for the digital-fi rst newsroom and a constantly changing media environ-ment. CUE offers countless ways of bringing innovation to content pro-duction and a whole new perspec-tive on newsroom effi ciency.

CitySparkwww.cityspark.comOur proprietary technology gath-ers local event content into a single source. Our partner calendars have on average 9x more the number of events each day than other media outlet calendars. Pairing our critical mass of content with our platform, admin tools and monetization is the keys to success!

CNN Newsourcewww.cnn.com/newsourcePatrick WestSince 1987, CNN Newsource has been the most widely distributed news services in the business. In to-day's digital world, CNN Newsource Digital offers an affordable, one-stop solution for digital news publishing.

Content That Workswww.contentthatworks.comContent That Works is a content cre-ation company specializing in high-quality, customized content for use by local media companies and con-tent marketers.

Creative Circle Media Solutionswww.creativecirclemedia.comWe offer a full range of web and print production software solutions that are easier to use and run and more fl exible, providing lower cost of operations. Creative Circle also provides high-end outsourcing, print redesigns and news & ad training.

Dev/Con Detect Ad Tech Security www.devcondetect.comDEV/CON Detect Ad Tech Security helps publishers grow revenue by re-solving ad tech issues. We serve the advertising and publishing industries primarily via tag verifi cation — tags pushed through various networks, widgets and creatives. Our team of digital advertising professionals, white-hat hackers and data scien-tists leverages our patent-protected technology to detect, fi x and moni-tor both technical and organiza-tional vulnerabilities to protect and increase agency and publisher rev-enue.

Innocodehttps://innocode.com/Innocode provides innovative digital media products that enable news-papers to reassert themselves as community hubs and develop new sources of revenue by leveraging social media at the hyperlocal level. More than 100 Scandinavian and U.S. newspapers already use Inno-code's solutions.

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nology to bring your printed news-paper to life. After downloading a free app, readers simply hold their mobile phone over photos or blocks of text to launch the interactive ex-perience. In a predicted $20 billion market by 2020, Interactive News is an affordable and easy-to-use plat-form for any sized newspaper — af-ter all, it originated in a small news-paper with a staff size of 12 people.

Interlinkwww.ilsw.comInterlink produces the most widely used newspaper-specific presort sys-tem in America, helping more than 1,800 newspapers navigate the post-al system to obtain the best delivery at the lowest cost.

iPublish Media Solutionswww.ipublishmedia.comiPublish Media is the leading self-serve advertising platform for the newspaper industry. We help news-papers extend their reach, grow rev-enue and lower costs by providing a unified self-serve advertising plat-form for print, digital and social me-dia advertising.

Legacy.comsales.legacy.comLegacy.com is the global leader in online obituaries, providing obit-uary-related services to more than 1,500 newspapers and 3,500 funer-al homes. Legacy's partners benefit from unparalleled scale and exper-tise that delivers industry-leading products, e-commerce solutions and customer service.

Lineup Systemswww.lineup.comLineup Systems provides media sales solution Adpoint, which empow-ers media businesses to maximize revenue opportunities and optimize business performance. The cloud-based, multi-channel solution sup-ports 1,600 media brands across print, digital, events and broadcast in 33 countries, setting the industry standard in media sales manage-ment.

Maps.comhttps://acqir.maps.com/ Maps.com is a provider of print, on-line, interactive and mobile advertis-ing solutions, partnering with media companies from coast to coast. As the creator of revenue-generating Lo-cator Map Programs in a number of categories, including Open Houses, Rentals, Garage Sales, Community Events and New Builders, we pride ourselves on mapping the shortest route from your audience to your advertiser's door. The Acqir product suite has increased advertising rev-enue for its clients since 2009.

Miles 33www.miles33.comMiles 33 is a developer of advertis-ing, editorial and mobile publishing solutions for multi-channel media companies. These easy-to-use ap-plications use a responsive design and run on smart phones, tablets and computers. Automation of page building and advertising produc-tion is in high demand as newspaper publishers look for ways to reduce costs without sacrificing quality.

NewsBankwww.newsbank.comNewsBank offers free microfilm digi-tization and digital archiving servic-es to publishers worldwide. Partner-ship agreements include generous revenue-sharing models and can be customized to fit the needs of any news organization. Other turnkey services include content distribu-tion, ecommerce hosting, newsroom research tools, data extraction and conversion, data enhancement, and custom data filters.

Newspapers.comwww.newspapers.comNewspapers.com is an Ancestry.com site that partners with newspaper publishers with a no-cost solution to digitize and monetize their histori-cal archives.

Newzware - ICANONwww.newzware.comNewzware, a division of ICANON, offers self-hosted and SaaS (cloud) solutions for display advertising, classified advertising, pagination, ad layout, ad tracking, editorial, cir-

culation management and financial software (general ledger, accounts payable, cash management & pay-roll).

PageSuitewww.pagesuite.comPageSuite delivers market-leading ePaper and app solutions to newspa-pers across the globe, enabling them to deliver content cross-platform, implement innovative advertising and paywall strategies and create engaging digital experiences across desktop, mobile and tablet.

ppi Media US, Inc.www.ppimedia.comppi Media is an international soft-ware specialist for publishing work-flows in the fields of print, web and mobile. These solutions include the cross-channel editorial system Con-tent-X, various tailored newspaper planning solutions, as well as tools for digital ad management.

ProImage America, Inc.www.new-proimage.comRich ShafranekProImage America is a leading de-veloper of innovative browser-based production automated workflows, ink optimization, image color ton-ing & correction software and a press registration solution for com-mercial and newspaper printers that corrects registration issues by adjust-ing the Tiff separations. NewsWay is an advanced browser-based fully automated workflow, output man-agement and production tracking solution. Flexible and customizable. Perfect for production centralization projects.

Publication Printerswww.publicationprinters.comAt Publication Printers, our reputa-tion for excellence has made us one of the most trusted web printers in the United States. We provide supe-rior quality printing on any size proj-ect, from glossy national magazines to postcard mailings.

Recruitologywww.recruitology.comRecruitology's cloud-based recruit-ment platform for media companies includes programmatic job distri-

bution and access to a network of niche job boards and destination sites. New additions to the Recrui-tology product suite include a white-labeled job board and recruitment mobile app.

Second Streetwww.secondstreet.comAs a provider of private-label online contests and interactive content, we help companies generate revenue and build a database of consum-ers. Our software lets companies maximize engagement and convert website visits into revenue contests, sweepstakes and more.

Site Impactwww.siteimpact.comSite Impact specializes in private-label email marketing services that are ideal for media companies and agencies that want a custom-brand-ed application with configurable features that make ordering more efficient. Site Impact will work with you to develop a successful email program with higher guaranteed click-through and real-time results. With one of the largest databases available, competitive pricing and same day turnaround times, we are the turnkey email marketing solu-tion you need.

Social News Deskwww.socialnewsdesk.comSocial News Desk is the leading social media management tool for both print and broadcast news-rooms. Used by more than 2,000 news orgs worldwide, SND Dash-board is uniquely designed to help newsrooms follow best practices, secure accounts, monetize branded content and measure results with ac-tionable analytics. Its unique feature set allows large groups to publish at scale and easily track enterprise-level social media metrics. Plus the company's integrated SND Cam-paigns tool allows media companies to more easily execute a sponsored content strategy on social.

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Publishers tap into Evvnt’s calendars to monetize eventsu By TARA McMeeKIN CoNtRIButING WRIteR

London-based Evvnt has developed an automated event-market-ing calendar that publishers can use to manage events, automating what was once a time-consuming, complex, and expensive task, and funneling revenue from event marketers straight to publishers.

The Web-based tool has been six years in the making.“This is a $40-million industry — events, calendars and data —

and it doesn’t work,” Evvnt CEO Richard Green told News & Tech. “But newspapers have to have events. Traditionally in the events industry there is zero revenue, and only a cost line.”

The Evvnt platform, he said, aims to take the expense and head-ache out of local event marketing and gives newspapers the oppor-tunity to generate revenue by capitalizing on technologies including voice search, reverse publishing-to-print, e-newsletters and more.

“We can get events into newspapers and fully syndicated across the Web,” Green said.

In addition to providing quality event calendars, Green said Evvnt can also help newspapers by reinforcing the idea that local news-papers are still the best place to fi nd and submit events online and in print.

GateHouse Media and Hearst are among the company’s newspa-per clients.

Hearst began using the platform in December 2016 at the San Francisco Chronicle.

“We’re selling event syndication and bundling it with our owned-and-operated product suite,” Franc Coleman, director of digital ad-vertising operations for Hearst Digital Media, told N&T. “For us this is fi lling a void in event marketing, as we’ve never had a hard focus on it before.”

Coleman said Evvnt has been a great fi t for the Chronicle and that he believes all newspaper publishers stand to benefi t from the platform.

“It’s easy to bundle with our current offerings and we’ve seen a decent profi t,” he added.

How it worksOrganizers submit their events, which are amplifi ed across thou-sands of sites. Using geo-locational and category-specifi c tools, events can be tailored to target to ideal audiences on their preferred platforms. Finally, Evvnt uses trusted search engine publishers and keywords to elevate organic SEO visibility.

Green said he wants his company to be instrumental in reinvigo-rating local event attendance. In fact, Green is so confi dent in the platform that he said he believes early adopter newspapers will real-ize revenues of $100,000 to $1 million in 2019.

The Evvnt platform was displayed at Inland Chicago 2018 and was named as December winner of the News Media Alliance’s “New(s) Ideas” contest. p

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ProImage wrapped up 2018 with a number of new projects and instal-lations. The company, a developer of browser-based content management, digital workflow, ink optimization, color image processing and production tracking solutions, will be at the Key Executives Mega-Conference, Feb. 25-27 at the Paris Las Vegas. ProImage is owned by Agfa, headquartered in Bel-gium. New ProImage America has offices in Princeton, New Jersey.

The Star Tribune, Minneapolis, is upgrading to ProImage’s latest version of NewsWayX to manage production to its Agfa CTP devices. Edition plans will contain plate location information and barcodes, which will be burnt onto the plates for sorting and tracking. Existing Asura preflighting and RIPs will be integrated for easy error reporting through the browser. Ink presets will be calculated and sent to PECOM press controls for ink presetting. Auto color toning of images will also be part of the workflow to streamline produc-tion and reduce costs, ProImage said.

The New York Times is upgrading its Arkitex workflow to NewsWayX in an effort to simplify edition planning and manage additional commercial work as well as local publication at its College Point plant in Flushing, New York. Edition plans will be generated automatically based on plans imported from its Courier layout system and Goss OmniX press control system to ob-tain plate location data and page counts. NewsWay will burn barcodes onto the plate with information and output to five CTP lines.

The Brunswick News, a publishing company based in Canada, is install-ing NewsWayX automated workflow software to streamline its production. The publisher will use PitStop Server to preflight pages and two upgraded Harlequin RIPs to generate TIFFs. Softproofs will be automatically generated and NewsWay will pair pages based on the edition plan. TIFFs will also be sent to the publisher’s Rockwell press control system to generate ink presets, and to local proofers.

The Chronicle Herald in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is centralizing its workflow with existing Arkitex licenses to manage production to three plants that formerly used Prinergy. Each site will have its own remote workflow for edition planning, RIPping, softproofing and delivery of plate-ready TIFFs to Kodak CTP units. The publisher is also using ProImage’s OnColor Eco app for ink optimization.

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View Newspaper Group has bought the Tri-County Times (Fenton, Michigan), the paper reports.

The sale was completed Jan. 1.“My brother Rick and I are both very ex-

cited that the Times has been acquired by the

best media group in the Midwest,” co-owner and Publisher Craig Rockman said. “Like the Times, View Newspaper Group is family owned and operated and has been a partner and associate of the Times for several years.”

View Newspaper Group includes 17 com-

munity newspapers and a staff totaling 95 covering Lapeer, Sanilac, Huron, Saginaw, Shiawassee, Genesee, Oakland and Livings-ton counties. Rick Burrough founded the group in 2003.

Retirement Systems of Alabama has bought the CNHI LLC newspaper chain, papers in the chain reported.

Details of the deal were not made public.CNHI, which was owned by Raycom Media, has more than a hundred

papers and websites in 22 states, including 68 dailies.RSA operates the pension fund for Alabama’s public employees and con-

trols billions in assets.

The two companies were linked previous to the sale, as RSA had $2.7 bil-lion invested in Raycom Media as of mid-2018, AL.com reported.

Atlanta-based Gray Television group bought Raycom’s TV stations, com-pleting the sale this month. The combined Gray now owns stations and digi-tal properties in 91 TV markets, including 150 affiliates of CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox. As part of the deal, Gray sold off nine stations in markets where it overlaps with Raycom.

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View Newspaper Group buys Tri-County Times

Retirement Systems of Alabama buys CNHI chain

Kay Media is the new owner of the Ponca City News (Oklahoma). The paper was in the hands of the Muchmore family for over a century.

Kay Media owners Scott Wesner and Scott Wood are from Cordell, Okla-

homa, and own The Elk City News and other papers. Josh Umholtz will be publisher, the Oklahoma Press Association reported.

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DENVER – Sixteen of Pakistan’s elite multi-media journalists visited the Denver Woman’s Press Club Dec. 11 to share the challenges of covering news and to discuss the evolving media landscape in Paki-stan. The visit’s mission was to create cross-cultural experiences among Pakistani and U.S. female journal-ists. The women discussed a serious downturn and layoffs in Pakistan’s media industry, government involve-ment in media and censorship. Jour-nalism “is not considered a safe pro-fession in Pakistan,” said one. They also talked about the difficulties and rewards of being a female journalist in the country.

“Evening and primetime television is the most watched news source in the country,” said Kiran Butt, a jour-nalist with the Jang Group of Newspa-pers, a subsidiary of the Independent Media Corporation, which shuttered a number of papers in December. Re-cently, there’s been a major advertis-ing shift from news to entertainment shows, Butt said. The government has also slashed its advertising budget, according to recent reports.

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1251 SPECIALTY DRIVE, FORT PAYNE, AL 35968Gammerler KL-6000

Muller 335 Stitcher Trimmer

Quipp 351 Stacker

Gammerler In Line Rotary Trimmers Quipp 401 Stacker Quipp 501 Stacker Muller 227 with Post it Note Applicator

Quipp Viper Wrappers

Rima RS-25 Press Stackers

Rima RS-12 Stackers

Quipp PackmanMuller 227 Inserter

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Equipment For Sale

Bay Area Production Services, LLCInserting(3) MultiSert inserting system,

each including MSD-M with 5

infeed positions, Two opening

positions (position 1 & 2)

Central format adjustment for

variable formats (width)

RollStream collating system with

10 positions

(8) JetFeeder (total 24)

(6) JobFeed hopper loaders

All necessary chain & track for

MJ, PP1, ADV and end product

(2) LAT-AWS for PP1 and ADV

(total 10) release conveyor for

incomplete copies

Copy transfer to auxiliary

conveyor line

Drive and controls

Packaging/Bundle distribution(5) MultiStack system, each In-

cluding (2) Stacker infeed (total 10,

3x double, 7x single infeed belt)

(2) MultiStack stacker for

compensated bundles (total 10)

Including lifting table, powered lat-

eral exit belts, and central format

adjustment with servo motors

(2) Bottom wrapper with ink-jet

labeling (total 10)

(4) Strapping systems, 2 inline &

2 cross (total 20)

control/el.supply(3) LineMaster

(1) Mailroom data server

PPM (Post Press Management)

Interface PPM to Goss Omnizone

(3) CBC (circuit breaker cabinet)

(3) transformer

Goss SSC Magnum48 pg press (16pgs 4/color)

22” cutoff/559mm

24 unit ssc Magnum

- Brush dampening

- slot-gap plate locks

- reel-rod Blanket locks

1 x U45 1:3:3 jaw folder / ½ fold only

- 3 former levels

1x ssc folder ½ and ¼ fold

12 x Enkel sE zero speed splicers

6 x Enkel double pass turn bars

4 x open-loop infeed (1 per tower)

Goss GssG controls

Perretta - remote inking (24 units)

QTI - motorization

QTI - registration (closed loop on towers)

Ac motors and drives (4 spaced along the driveline)

support Products - air bustle wheels (3 sets each tower)

support Product - ink levelers (each couple)

PPI - dampener system

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AA-American Press Parts2620 Auburn StreetRockford, IL 61101815.964.0884www.a-americanpressparts.comNipping Rings, RTF Slitters, Folding Blades, Pins/Pin Holders, Angle Bar Slitters, Cut-Off Knives & Knife Box Parts, Cheekwoods, Tension Pit - Belts, Straps & Cables, RTP Spindle Parts.

ABB Inc.1201 Lake Ranch LaneWylie, TX 75098215.415.0316www.abb.com/printingABB develops software and manufactures components supporting total production systems integration, workflow and press automation for new and retrofit projects.

Accraply Inc.9350 W. Broadway Ave. #190Brooklyn Park, MN 55445800.328.3997763.557.1313www.accraply.comAccraply offers front-page note advertising and address labeling equipment.

Acutech LLc3702 Sample St.South Bend, IN 46619www.acu-tech.netAcutech supplies CTP, punch bending, conveyor systems and plate inspection equipment as well as press locks and register systems.

Adcellerant900 Bannock St.Denver, CO 80204303.656.1355www.adcellerant.comAdCellerant specializes in executing programmatic display, mobile, tablet, video, native, email and search marketing campaigns. The company is a Google Premier Partner. Adicio Inc.5993 Avenida Encinas #100,Carlsbad, CA 92008800.276.1332760.602.9502

www.adicio.comAdicio develops interactive classified advertising software solutions for the careers, motors, real estate and general classifieds markets, which serve the Internet’s leading media companies and web portals.

AdMall/sales Fuel600 N. Cleveland Avenue, Suite 260Westerville, OH 43082614.794.0500www.admall.comSalesFuel turns big data into big insights – providing the tools, training and intelligence that sales teams need to sell.

Adobe systems Inc.345 Park AvenueSan Jose, CA 95110408.536.6000www.adobe.comAdobe develops design/layout, prepress and online management software.

Adpay391 Inverness Parkway, Suite 300Englewood, CO 80112303.669.1034www.adpay.comAdpay is a provider of online classified advertising solutions for media companies and affinity web sites.

AdPerfect601 6th Street, New Westminster, BCCanada, BC V3L 3C1866.475.0555www.adperfect.comAdPerfect is a provider of mobile-friendly self-service advertising solutions for publishers and newspapers.

Advanced Interactive Media Group402 Spring Valley RoadAltamonte Springs, FL 32714407.788.2780www.aimgroup.comAIM Group provides publishers with classified intelligence reports, consulting and marketplace trends.

Advanced Publishing Technology123 South Victory Blvd.Burbank, CA 91502818.557.3035www.advpubtech.com

APT developes software solutions for editorial CMS, advertisiing and circulation programs.

Advantage Newspaper consultants2850 Village Dr. #102Fayetteville, NC 28304910.323.0349www.newspaperconsultants.comAdvantage Newspaper Consultants offers advertising advisory services. Advertising outsourcing services, LLc106 S. Main St.Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701570.793.2000www.advertisingout.comAOS was created to provide solutions to all your advertising production needs; in print and online.

Advice Local7850 Collin McKinney Pkwy, Suite 300McKinney, TX 75070214.310.1356www.advicelocal.comAdvice Local's local presence management solution makes it easy to take control of businesses' online data. Utilizing proprietary technology, they submit optimized business data to directories, data aggregators, local profiles, GPS mapping and voice search technologies in real-time.

Affinity X2200 Point Boulevard, Suite 130Elgin, IL 60123847.930.3205www.affinityx.comAffinityX provides white-label marketing services that drive profitable new revenue for companies serving local advertisers. They offer complete end-to-end management of programmatic advertising, HTML5, video, page planning, print ads, websites and more.

Aftercollege98 Battery St #502San Francisco, CA 94111415.263.1300www.aftercollege.comAfterCollege is a career network for college students and recent graduates.

Agfa Graphics611 River Drive Center 3Elmwood Park, NJ 07407201.440.2500www.agfagraphics.comAgfa Graphics offers newspaper-specific solutions that provide users with end-to-end workflow automation, coupled with enhanced production control, proven and cost-effective violet CtP systems, intelligent XML-based workflow, and quality enhancement software.

A-Korn Roller, Inc.3545 South Morgan StreetChicago, IL 60609773.254.5700www.a-kornroller.comA-Korn Roller is a designer and manufacturer of high quality rollers, sleeves and related products for printing.

Alliance for Audited Media (formerly ABc) 48 West Seegers RoadArlington Heights, IL 60005224.366.6939www.auditedmedia.com The Alliance for Audited Media is the recognized leader in cross-media verification with unparalleled expertise across all brand platforms including web, mobile, email and print.

alfa cTP systems Inc.(formerly alfaQuest Technologies)229 Billerica Rd., Suite 4Chelmsford, MA 01824-3632603.689.1101www.alfactp.comalfa CTP provides computer to plate, workflow systems and 24/7 comprehensive service to the publishing and printing industry.

American Roller co.1440 13th AvenueUnion Grove, WI 53182262.878.2445www.americanroller.comAmerican Roller provides specialty rollers and coatings.

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AMG/Parade2451 Atrium Way, Suite 320Nashville, TN 37214615.440.5583www.amgparade.com/partnersAMG|Parade publishes newspaper magazines: Parade, Relish, Athlon Sports & Life, Spry Living and American Profile's Community Table.

Anygraaf UsA Inc.10451 Mill Run Circle #400Owings Mills, MD 21117240.379.6620www.anygraaf.comAnygraaf solutions deliver content management and advertising advantages for online, mobile, digital, tablet, social media and print publishing.

Apple Infinite Loop1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014408.606.5775www.apple.comApple retail store selling iPhones, iPads & more in sleekly designed spaces.

Associated Press450 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10001212.621.1500www.ap.orgThe AP is one of the largest sources of independent news gathering, supplying a steady stream of content across multiple topics and formats to its subscribers.

Association of Print Technologies (formerly NPes)1899 Preston White Drive Reston, VA 20191703.264.7200www.aptech.org Association of Print Technologies produces the Print shows and has the mission to drive printing industry growth to include expanded industry collaboration and strategy.

Athlon sports communications2451 Atrium WayBuilding 2, Suite 320Nashville, TN 37214615.327.0747www.athlonsports.com Athlon Media Group celebrates your community, your health, your love of food, your passion for the game and your favorite personalities with our collection of newspaper-distributed magazines: American Profile, Athlon Sports, Parade, Relish and Spry Living.

Automation systems Interconnect, Inc.4700 Westport DriveMechanicsburg, PA 17055717.249.5581www.asi-ez.comAutomation, control and power products.

AutoconX systems316 S. Main StreetInwood, IA 51240712.753.2057www.autoconx.comAutoConX provides search engine platforms for automotive, recreational, and agricultural vertical websites. With our white-labeled vertical software solution, we have helped over 300 media companies and thousands of dealers across North America attract leads and generate revenue. AutoConx is a business management consultant.

BB & w Press401 E. Main StreetGeorgetown, MA 01833978.352.6100www.bwpress.com B&W Press is a family owned printing business and leader in bind-in order form envelopes and direct response mailers.

Baldwin Technology company, Inc.8040 Forsyth BoulevardSt. Louis, MO 63105314.863.6640www.baldwintech.comBaldwin offers UV and IR systems, consumables, surface cleaning and web process controls.

Bartash Printing Inc.5400 Grays AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19143215.724.1700www.bartash.comBartash Printing offers commercial printing services.

Bar-Z3811 Bee Caves Road, Suite 209Austin, TX 78746512.732.0135www.bar-z.comBar-Z develops revenue generating mobil solutions for media companies.

Blinder Group19606 Eagle Crest DriveLutz, FL 33549727.847.24641www.blindergroup.comThe Blinder Group Team of associate consultant/trainers are experts at all forms of multimedia solutions (both legacy and digital). o use our platform. Bluefin Technology Partners20 Franklin St.Worcester, MA 01608978.662.3323www.getbluefin.comBluefin provides complete advertising solutions for call center and self-service ad management.

[BN]Tech 1 News PlazaBuffalo, NY 14203716.849.4528www.bntech.io[BN]Tech is a paywall service provider that offers an innovative way of tracking users by IP address and providing publishers with tools to help grow digital subscribers.

Bob weber Inc. 23850 Commerce ParkBeachwood, OH 44122216.831.0480www.bob-weber.comBob Weber offers a variety of reconditioned and used digital prepress equipment.

Boostability2600 West Executive Parkway, Suite 200Lehi, UT 84043800.261.1537www.boostability.comBoostability serves small businesses, helping them elevate their digital presence and succeed online.

Bosch Rexroth corp.5150 Prairie Stone Parkway,Hoffman Estates, IL 60192847.645.3600www.boschrexroth-us.comBosch Rexroth designs, develops and manufactures shaftless servo drive technologies.

Bottcher America corp.4600 Mercedes DriveBelcamp, MD 21017800.637.8120www.bottcher.comBottcher America manufacturers and reconditions rollers for offset and other presses.

Brainworks software Inc.100 South Main Street, Suite 102Sayville, NY 11782631.563.5000www.brainworks.comBrainwork’s offers media software solutions for advertising, ad production, crm and circulation.

Brightcove Inc.290 Congress Street, 4th FloorBoston, MA 02210617.500.4947www.brightcove.comBrightcove develops video distribution software.

Britton services Inc.1800 West Chrysler DriveBelvidere, IL 61008815.547.7523www.brittonsi.comBritton Services provides press and machinery installation, repair, removal and upgrade services.

Brodie system Inc.1539 West Elizabeth AvenueLinden, NJ 07036908.862.8620www.brodiesystem.comBrodie System offers printing press cylinder parts repair and reconditioning.


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Burt Technologies Inc.32156 Castle Court #206Evergreen, CO 80439303.674.3232www.burtmountain.comBurt Technologies develops postpress and packaging management software.

Buzz3601406 West Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 55044612.567.0396www.buzz360.coBuzz 360 provides facilitation software for market campaigns and customer relationship maintenance.

Ccapital Track co.320 C St.West Sacramento, CA 95605916.373.0126www.capitaltrack.comCapital Track supplies cast-iron and low-profile manual roll handling systems.

camilyo.57 Dundee RoadStamford, CT 06903917.327.0636www.camilyo.comCamilyo offer all-in-one, omni channel, white-labels, integrated marketing platform, designed specifically for online service providers.

caspio Inc.2953 Bunker Hill Lane, #201Santa Clara, CA 95054650.691.0900www.caspio.comCaspio develops do-it-yourself Web-based database publishing software.

ccI Inc.170 West Road #7Portsmouth, NH 03801603.319.2000www.cc1inc.comCC1 provides closed-loop digital automatic register controls.

ccI europe A/s600 Townpark Lane NW, #350Kennesaw, GA 30144770.420.1100www.cuepublishing.comCCI develops multichannel publishing platforms for media corporations all over the world. The platforms help our customers create engaging content, reach new audiences, and optimize their business strategies.

center for News & Design (Gatehouse)9001 N Interstate Hwy 35, Suite 102 Austin, TX 78753512.614.1500www.centerfornewsandtdesign.comGateHouse Media’s Center for News & Design offers solutionsfor content generation and page production.

central Graphics Inc.1302 Enterprise DriveRomeoville, IL 60446630.759.1696www.cgipressparts.comCentral Graphics Inc. distributes press parts from Goss, Harris and Stevens presses and offers press rebuilds and web-width reductions.

central Ink corp.1100 North Harvester RoadWest Chicago, IL 60185630.231.6500www.cicink.comCentral Ink manufactures inks and printing blankets. cIPs Marketing Group13110 South Avalon BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90061310.769.6900www.cipsmarketing.comCIPS provides full-service distribution partnerships: home delivery/ single copy, TMC, Sunday Select, as well as advertising/product samples.

cityspark Inc.9690 S. 300 WSandy, UT 84070801.673.3286www.cityspark.comCitySpark provides local event listings for any size market, populated into a powerful responsive platform, paired with a variety of revenue tools, and displayed on your site with just one line of text.

clean Machine Ticket company8 Dearnborn SquareKankakee, IL 60901815.450.5110Clean Machine Ticket Company delivers content by selling tickets allowing for purchase of content.

cNI corp.Portsmouth, NH 03801603.673.6600www.cnicorp.comCNI develops display-advertising software.

cNN NewsourceOne CNN Center, 12 NorthAtlanta, GA 30303404.827.5318www.cnn.com/newsourceCNN Newsource Digital offers solutions for digital news publishing.

content That works4410 N. Ravenswood Ave. #101Chicago, IL 60640866.626.6836www.contentthatworks.comContent That Works is a feature syndication company for local media. CTW is a digital agency specializing in content development, hosted web solutions and native advertising.

convergensee software444 Michigan Ave. #1270Chicago, IL 60611888.307.3783www.convergensee.comTechnology tailored for agencies, publisher and in-house teams working with SMBs or brands with multiple locations.

creative circle Media solutions945 Waterman AvenueEast Providence, RI 02914401.455.1555www.creativecirclemedia.comCreative Circle Media’s web software features custom design & programming, a full-featured, flexible CMS, native content, charity, hyper local & self-service web display ad solutions.

cribb, Greene & Associates104E. Main St., #402Bozeman, MT 59715406.586.6621www.cribb.comCribb, Greene & Associates is a newspaper and publication brokerage firm.

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Dario Designs Inc.318 Main St. #210Northborough, MA 01532508.877.4444www.dariodesigns.comDario Designs offers architecture, engineering, consolidation, outsourcing and operational analyses services.

Dcos sweden ABHäggåstrandsvägen 5511 41 KinnaSweden+46 320.20.75.40www.dcos.seDCOS develops closed-loop register, production management and drive and control systems.

Dcos Automation Drive & control (Us)717.329.4231

Daifuku web30100 Cabot Dr.Novi, MI 4837248.553.1000www.jervisbwebb.comJervis B. Webb manufactures AGVs and associated materials handling equipment.

Dart (see Publishers circulation fufillment Inc. PcF)

Data-Dynamix651 Topeka Way, Suite 200Castle Rock, CO 80109303.953.6775www.data-dynamix.comData-Dynamix is a digital marketing firm which provides consumer and business email deployments, list brokerage services, display, banner, retargeting and social products, as well as predictive modeling and statistical response analysis.


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Deneka Printing systems Inc.18-B Hornerstown RoadNew Egypt, NJ 08533609.752.0851www.dpsflexo.comDeneka manufactures inkers for flexo newspapers.

Design2Pro276 Schulte LaneSanta Barbara, CA 93105516.860.7440www.design2pro.com Design2Pro provides off-site editorial and ad design for newspapers and magazines.

DeV/con Detect Ad Tech security901 Madison Avenue, Suite 2105 Memphis, TN 38104 615.767.8656www.devcondetect.comDEV/Con is a cyber security software company providing anti-ad fraud and anti-money laundering software for the media industry

Dirks Van essen and Murray Associates119 East Marcy Street, Suite 100Santa Fe, NM 87501505.820.2700www.dirksvanessen.comDirks Van Essen and Murray provides newspaper brokerage, merger and acquisition, appraisal and valuation services.

DoApp1652 Greenview Dr SW, Suite 220Rochester, MN 55902609.466.5305www.doapps.comDoApp develops mobile content management software.

DotLine GmbhLudwig-Erhard-Allee 49Bielefeld, Germany D-33719+49 52 12.38.31.20www.dot-line.deDotLine manufactures CTP equipment, including the DotLine Vmax.

Database Publishing systems, Inc. (DPsAdTracker)784 Old Main St.Rocky Hill, CT 06067860.721.9700www.dpsadtracker.comSupplier of ad production and tracking solutions.

Dyc supply co.5740 Bayside RoadVirginia Beach, VA 23455757.363.0671www.d-y-c.comDYC Supply offers no-pack, ground and polished printing blankets for use on Goss Metro, Urbanite and Community presses.

Dynaric Inc.5740 Bayside RoadVirginia Beach, VA 23455757.363.0671www.dynaric.comDynaric offers newspapers non-metallic plastic strapping and strapping systems for bundling.

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eAe (see QIPc-eAe Americas Ltd.)3939 Royal Dr. NW, Suite 232Kennesaw, GA 30144770.421.0774QIPC-EAE Americas Ltd. develops press control software, RTP, drive and postpress upgrade software and closed-loop color control software.

eAM-Mosca corp. 675 Jaycee DriveHazle Township, PA 18202570.459.3426www.en-us.mosca.comEAM-Mosca manufactures strapping and sealing systems.

ediwise2227 South Millway, Suite 200Mississauga, OntarioCanada L5L 3R6905.820.3084www.ediwise.comEdiWise develops newsprint management and inventory software.

eidosMedia14 Wall Street, Suite 6CNew York, NY 10005212.227.6025www.eidosmedia.comEidosMedia develops content management software.

electronic Design Group18 Neville Street, Unit CNew Hamburg, OntarioCanada N3A 4G7519.662.4776, extension 309www.electronicdesigngroup.caEDG specializes in drives, automation and custom hardware design.

enfocus Inc.8535 Gander Creek DriveMiamisburg, OH 45342800.676.1775www.enfocus.com/enEnfocus develops PDF creation, management and workflow software.

envision Delivery systems, LLc.3000 Custer Road, suite 270-417Plano, TX 75075214.493.3418www.envisiondelievery.comEnvision is a software development company specializing in route delivery software.

evergreen Printing co.101 Haag AvenueBellmawr, NJ 08031800.922.0252www.egpp.comEvergreen Printing offers coldset and heatset printing as well as subscription fulfillment and mail-list management services.

FFake Brains791 South Park Drive, Suite 300Littleton, CO 80120303.791.3301www.fakebrains.comFake Brains offers integrated accounts receivable and contact management software to community newspapers.

Family Features editorial syndicate5825 Dearborn StreetMission, KS 66202913.722.0055www.familyfeatures.comFamily Features offers free food and lifestyle content.

Ferag Americas Inc. (see wRh Global Americas Inc)

Fineeye color solutions3535 Roger B Chaffee Memorial Blvd. SEGrand Rapids, MI 49548616.988.6119www.fineeyecolor.comFineEye Color Solutions develops color management software.

Flint Group14909 North Beck RoadPlymouth, MI 48170734.781.4600www.flintgrp.comFlint Group manufactures a full line of heatset, coldset and UV printing inks, scented inks, blankets and other pressroom consumables.

Flipp3250 Bloor St. W, #12Etbicoke, ON M8X 2X9416.995.4539www.corp.flipp.comFlipp is an app for weekly shopping. It matches local circular deals with coupons from brands.

Foldex corp.5 Division StreetEast Greenwich, RI 02818401.886.5557www.foldex.comFoldex manufactures folders, including double-collect jaw folders, for placement on newspaper and commercial presses.ForkflyFujifilm Graphic systems850 Central AvenueHanover Park, IL 60133800.877.0555www.fujifilmusa.comFujifilm distributes prepress equipment, Krause violet CTP systems, consumables and technical services for the graphic communication and newspaper industries.

Fusion systems International2455 NW Nicolai St.Portland, OR 97210503.294.0393www.fusionsystems.comFusion Systems develops automated prepress and workflow software.


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Gammerler (Us) corp.3135 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. #107Bradenton, FL 34211941.803.0150www.gammerler.comGammerlerTech is a supplier of new and factory refurbished stackers, trimmers and conveying systems for the newspapers and commercial printers.

Gannett Imaging and Ad Design center (GIADc)400 Locust St., Suite 440Des Moines, IA 50309515.284.8189www.giadc.gannett.comThe Gannett Imaging and Ad Design Center is a full-service design group, specializing in pre-media services ranging from print and digital ad design, imaging/photo services and page processing.

GeoTIX125 Park St.Traverse City, MI 49684844.279.3037www.geotix.comGeoTix is a non-advertising revenue opportunity, borne out of a local media company, whose mission is to tie local event discovery to purchase.

Global Graphics software Inc.5996 Clark Center Ave.Sarasota, FL 34238941.925.1303www.globalgraphics.comGlobal Graphics develops workflow and color management apps.

Global Press solutions18 Lauren LaneHalifax, PA 17032844.747.7377www.globalpresssolutions.comGlobal Press Solutions markets used web offset presses, aftermarket auxiliaries and printing industry services.

Global web systems236 East Adele CourtVilla Park, IL 60181630.782.9690www.globwebsys.comGlobal Web Systems offers singlewide newspaper and commercial printing presses.

Glunz & Jensen500 Commerce DriveQuakertown, PA 18951267.227.3495www.glunz-jensen.comGlunz & Jensen manufactures prepress, CTP and press registration equipment.

Google1600 Amphitheatre ParkwayMountain View, CA 94043650.253.0000www.google.com

Goss (see manroland Goss web systems Americas)121 Technology DriveDurham, NH 03824603.749.6600www.gossinternational.commanroland Goss Group manufactures a wide range of singlewide, doublewide and triplewide presses, postpress equipment and press and postpress management software.

GrafikAmerica Inc.1285 West King StreetYork, PA 17404717.843.3183www.grafikam.comGrafikAmerica manufactures closed-loop color registration and color control systems.

The Graphics communication Institute at Cal PolyBuilding 26, Room 221San Luis Obispo, CA 93407805.756.2645www.grci.calpoly.eduThe Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly (GrCI) provides custom training programs, consulting, laboratory testing and research.

Geo Graphics-spegram Inc.78 Airport RoadWesterly, RI 02891401.348.0210www.gsptoday.comGSP markets used press equipment and manufactures the Barstrom labeling system.

Guarantee Digital505 Wells St. #200Delafield, WI 53018866.275.1561www.guaranteedigital.comGuarantee Digital works with media companies of all sizes as a fulfillment and training partner for digital agency style marketing and services

Gws Printing systems (see manroland Goss Group)

Hhall contracting services Inc.33530 Pin Oak ParkwayAvon Lake, OH 44012440.930.0050www.hallcontractingservices.comHall Contracting provides press engineering, removal and installation services.

hamilton circulation supplies co.522 Gould St.Beecher, IL 60401708.946.2208www.theservicechamps.comHamilton offers circulation, delivery and marketing products including plastic bags, motor route tubes and posts, rubber bands, canvas carrier bags, newspaper racks and mailroom supplies.

harland simon (see manroland Goss web systems Americas)

hausner hard chrome, Inc.670 Greenleaf Ave.Elk Grove Village, IL 60007847.439.6010www.hausneronc.comHausner Hard Chrome offers on-site cylinder repair.

heidelberg UsA Inc.1000 Gutenberg DriveKennesaw, GA 30144770.419.6600https://www.heidelberg.com/us/en/index.jspHeidelberg manufactures and sells web offset presses and related components and supplies.

herco Graphic ProductsP.O. Box 369Wauconda, IL 60084847.526.1300www.hercographics.comHerco Graphics distributes fan-out control systems.

hewlett-Packard co.3000 Hanover StreetPalo Alto, CA 94304800.204.6344www.hp.com/go/graphicartsHP offers digital press technology, personal computing, software, services and IT.

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Icanon Newzware2321 North Penn RoadHatfield, PA 19440215.822.5519www.icanon.com/icanonwww.newzware.comICanon offers circulation management, display & classified advertising, general ledger, accounts payable, editorial and ad production software.

IdeAlliance1800 Diagonal Road, # 320Alexandria, VA 22314703.837.1070www.idealliance.orgIdeAlliance (International Digital Enterprise Alliance) develops publishing software standards.

IGs Knives Inc.760 West Wallick LaneRed Lion, PA 17356888.295.3747www.igsknives.comIGS services Gammerler knives.

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ImGoing events calendar1611 Union StreetBrunswick, GA 31521912.267.1558www.imgoingeventscalendar.com/mediaImGoing partners with Facebook and Eventbrite for travel industry events calendar.

Impact engine Inc.13240 Evening Creek Drive, Suite 315San Diego, CA 92128866.467.2289www.impactengine.comImpact Engine is an ad platform that offers HTML-based, rich media display ads.

Impression Inks (see central Inks corporation)

Inland Press Association701 Lee Street, Suite 925Des Plaines, IL 60016847.795.0380www.inlandpress.orgInland Press Association provides training programs and conducts research on newspaper operations.

InnocodeFredensborgveien 24dOslo, Norway415.351.8515 innocode.com/Innocode provides innovative digital media products that enable newspapers to reassert themselves as community hubs and develop new sources of revenue by leveraging social media at the hyperlocal level

Innovative Mailroom equipment33315 S. State, Route 7Creighton, MO 64739816.718.2298www.imequipment.comMailroom equipment refurbished and sold.

Integration X A/sDiplomvej 377 DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark+45 48.16.16.90www.integration-x.comIntegration X develops workflow software for newspapers and magazines.

International Newspaper Group770.263.3805www.internationalnewspaprgroup.org

The International Newspaper Group is a not-for-profit organization of newspaper operations executives and suppliers.

Innotech Graphic equipment59 Heritage Dr.Pleasantville, NY 10570914.347.2200www.innotechequip.comManufacturer of web press auxiliary equipment such as sheeting, gluing, perforating, folding and cutting.

Interactive News12222 New York Ranch Rd.Jackson, CA 95642209.223.8761 www.interactivenews.liveInteractive news provides a free application to facilitate augmented reality content.

Interlink, Inc.P.O. Box 207Berrien Springs, MI 49103888.473.3101www.ilsw.comInterlink provides specific presort systems.

iPublish Media solutions (formerly wave2 Media solutions)114 Turnpike Road # 203Westborough, MA 01581508.366.6383www.ipublishmedia.comWave2 offers self-service advertising solution.

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J. Birket Inc.211 McCown Dr.Lebanon, TN 37087615.443.0293www.jbirket.comJ. Birket offers press installations and additions, web width reductions, press removals and brokerage, ink piping, electrical controls installations, service work and parts.

J. Thomas Mchugh co.12931 Ford Drive

Fishers, IN 46038317.577.2121www.jtmchugh.comJ. Thomas McHugh supplies printing blankets and other pressroom supplies.

Jardis Industries Inc.1201 Ardmore AvenueItasca, IL 60143630.860.5959www.jardis.comJardis Industries offers auxiliary pressroom equipment including the FP series flying paster and ZS series zero-speed splicer.

JLsouser & Associates Inc.3495 Industrial DriveYork, PA 17402717.505.3800www.jlsautomation.comJLS Automation provides drive and press modification services.

JsA Machinery (Joe scott & Associates)1251 Specialty DriveFort Payne, AL 35968256.997.9355www.jsamachinery.comJoe Scott & Associates supplies remanufactured postpress equipment to the newspaper and commercial printing industries.

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K&M Newspaper services Inc.45 Gilbert Street ExtensionMonroe, NY 10950845.783.2963www.kmnewspaper.comK&M Newspaper Services manufactures postpress equipment and offers postproduction parts and installation.

Kansa Technology LLc3700 Oakes DriveEmporia, KS 66801620.343.6700www.kansa.comKansa Technology makes postpress equipment and associated systems.

Kennedy Group38601 Kennedy ParkwayWilloughby, OH 44094440.951.7660www.kennedygrp.comThe Kennedy Group provides removable labels and other marketing materials.

King Press1301 Maiden LaneJoplin, MO 64801417.781.3700www.kingpress.comKing Press provides auxiliary products, support for the entire King product line, and manufactures a full line of replacement parts for King presses.

Kodak company343 State StreetRochester, NY 14650303.888.6564www.kodak.comKodak offers thermal CTP platesetters, digital presses, workflow software, digital plates and screening applications.

Koenig & Bauer (formerly KBA)P.O. Box 619006Dallas, TX 75261800.522.7521www.koenig-bauer.com/en/Koenig and Bauer manufactures newspaper, commercial, digital web and sheet-fed presses which are available in single, double, or triple wide configurations.

Krause-BiagoschPaul-Schwarze-Str. 533649 Bielefeld, Germany+49 521.45.99.01www.krause.deKrause manufactures CTP systems and associated workflow software.


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Leap Media solutions555 Fayetteville St.Raleigh, NC 27601860.710.5942www.leapmediapartners.comLeap Media Partners helps newspapers integrate digital and database technologies re-engineer processes and reorganize their operations to engage audiences and create new revenue opportunities.

Legacy.com820 Davis Street, Suite 210Evanston, IL 60201888.397.9494www.legacy.com/newspapersLegacy.com provides complete online obituary solutions.

Libercus (see youneeq)

Lineup systems Ltd.350 Interlocken Blvd.Broomfield, CO 80021720.226.7644www.lineup.comLineup Systems provides multi-channel advertising sales, booking, planning and CRM tools.

Lion web components Inc.7838 West 47th StreetLyons, IL 60534708.442.1153www.lionwebcomponents.comLion Web Components supplies singlewide press service, parts and support.

Local Media AssociationP.O. Box 450Lake City, MI 49651410.838.3018www.localmedia.orgThe Local Media Association represents the suburban and community newspaper industry.

Lw Graphics systems, Inc.925 Canal StreetBristol, PA 19007215.510.1207www.lwgraphics-systems.comLWG is a supplier of control/electrical and mechanical parts for Ferag conveyors.

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Manroland web systems, Inc.2150 Western CtSuite 420Lisle, IL 60532630.920.5850www.manroland-web.comManroland manufactures web and offset presses for newspaper and commercial printers and addition to digital press finishing systems.

Management Planning Inc.1000 Lenox DriveLawrenceville, NJ 08648609.924.4200www.mpival.comMPI provides valuation services to the media industry.

Manugraph DGM Inc. (see The siebold company Inc.)

Maps.com120 Cremona Dr., Suite 260Santa Barbara, CA 93117805.699.7511www.acqir.maps.comMaps.com is a provider of print, online, interactive and mobile advertising solutions.

Marfeel401 Park Ave. S New York, NY 10016917.341.2540www.marfeel.comMarfeel's proprietary technology gathers insightful data on user behavior and dynamically adjusts site layout to match usage patterns, optimizing user engagement and maximizing ad revenue.

Markzware software Inc.1805 East Dyer Road #101Santa Ana, CA 92705800.300.3532www.markzware.comMarkzware develops data conversion, preflighting and workflow software.

Mather economics1215 Hightower Trail, Bldg.A, Suite 100Atlanta, GA 30350770.993.4111www.mathereconomics.comMather Economics is a global consulting firm that applies a combination of proprietary analytical tools and hands-on expertise to help businesses better understand customers and in turn, develop and implement pricing strategies that maximize operating margins, grow revenue and improve customer loyalty.

Matrix solutionsNova Tower 1, One Allegheny Square, Suite 500Pittsburgh, PA 15212412.697.3058www.matrixformedia.comMatrix is a media crm and sales intelligence platform that provides solutions for enterprise, digital, cable network, out-of-home, broadcast and radio.

Mediaspectrum Inc.1688 Meridian Avenue, 7th FloorMiami Beach, FL 33139786.497.1881www.mediaspectrum.netMediaspectrum develops advertising, content management and publishing software.

Metro creative Graphics519 8th Ave.New York, NY 10018800.223.1600www.metrocreativegraphics.comMetro Creative Graphics provides stock photos and content to media companies.

Metro Newspaper Advertising services Inc.200 Pier Ave.Hermosa Beach, Ca 90254424.237.5750www.metrosn.comMetro Newspaper Advertising Services offers advertising planning and support services.

Metro Production conferencewww.metroproduction.orgMPC holds an annual meeting for press and postpress users.

Micro systems specialists Inc.P.O. Box 347Franklin AvenueMilbrook, NY 12545845.677.6150www.mssi-software.comMSSI offers advertising and circulation management software.

Mid America Paper Recycling3865 West 41st St.Chicago, IL 60632773.890.5454Mid America offers waste solutions for recycling, waste stream audits and material processing.

Miles 3340 Richards AvenueNorwalk, CT 06854203.838.2333www.miles33.comMiles 33 supplies CMS for the newsroom and Web; and ad systems for digital and print publications.

Mirabel Technologies800 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 510Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301877.256.0362www.mirabeltechnologies.comThe Newspaper Manager: Cloud-Based Software for Newspaper Publishers: Integrated CRM, ad/order entry for display & classified advertising, production, invoicing, merchant account processing, customized reporting, pagination and digital/tablet editions.

ML erectors827 Walnut StreetElyria, OH 44035440.328.3227www.227parts.comML Erectors rebuilds and sells used Muller Martini mailroom equipment and the associated Ezcom inserter control platform.

Mojiva Inc.136 Baxter StreetNew York, NY 10013646.862.6201www.mojiva.comMojiva develops software to build mobile advertising campaigns.


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Monster worldwide, Inc.133 Boston Post RoadWeston, MA 02493978.461.8000www.monster.comMonster is an online job board.

Morris Machine co. Inc. P.O. Box 550817 Gastonia, NC 28055708.824.4242www.morrismachine.comMorris Machine provides press maintenance and machining services.

Motterstitch co.(see Newspaper solutions, LLc)www.motterstitch.comMotterStitch designs, installs and services in-line stitchers. Mountain states Machinery Inc5260 East Canada StreetTucson, AZ 85706520.574.0031www.msicylinders.comMountain States offers singlewide and doublewide press equipment remanufacturing, retrofits, reconfiguration and overhaul services.

MPA, The Association of Magazine Publishers757 3rd AveNew York, NY 10019212.872.3700www.magazine.orgWith more than 100 members, MPA is the industry association for multiplatform magazine companies. The association represents some 175 domestic magazine publishers spanning more than 900 titles and 30 international companies.

Muller Martini corp.456 Wheeler RdHauppauge, NY 11788631.582.4343www.mullermartiniusa.comMuller Martini manufactures postpress systems and associated mailroom management software.

MultiAd1720 West Detweiller DrivePeoria, IL 61615309.692.1530

www.kwikee.com MultiAd offers services and products to support the design, dissemination and production of various types of advertising materials.

MwM Group ABNybohovsbacken 23-25SE-1117 63 Stockholm+46.8 50 00 87 70 www.mwm.se/enMWM provides consulting such as project management, training and development within Azure and Microsoft Dynamics365.

NNational Newspaper Association101 S. Palafox, Unite 13323Pensacola, FL 32591850.542.7087 www.nnaweb.orgThe National Newspaper Association protects, promotes and enhances America’s community newspapers. Nela UsA610 Whitetail BoulevardRiver Falls, WI 54022715.425.1900www.nela-usa.comNela provides register control and plate management, sortation and automation products and services as well as tools for web-width reductions, press audits and project engineering and management.

Network Pressroom cleaners420 Red Buoy CovePrinceton, TX 75407972.736.6456www.networkpressroom.netNetwork Pressroom Cleaners offers press and pressroom cleaning and maintenance services.

New Proimage America, Inc.103 Carnegie CenterPrinceton, N 08540919.466.9348www.new-proimage.comProImage is a developer of browser-based digital workflow, ink optimization, press registration, and tablet & mobile solutions that help publishers reduce their costs.

Newsbank5801 Pelican Bay Blvd., Suite 600Naples, FL 34108239.601.9051www.newsbank.comNewsBank offers free microfilm digitization and digital archiving services to publishers worldwide.

Newscycle solutions7900 International DriveBloomington, MN 55425651.639.0662wwww.newscycle.comNewscycle was formed by the merging of Saxotech and Digital Technology International. The firm offers CMS and multichannel publishing apps, as well as advertising, pagination, asset management, Web publishing, accounting and archiving software. Acquired Marketing G2 in 2018.

News hub Media25000 Trans-X Rd.Novi, MI 48375248.412.8816www.newshubmedia.comNews Hub Media's offers systems to establish and enhance automation and efficiency in publishing and media.

Newspapers.com355 South 520 West, Suite 250Lindon, UT 84042877.519.0129www.newspapers.comNewspapers.com is an Ancestry.com site that partners with publishers across the country to digitize millions of newspaper pages each month.

Newspaper solutions, LLc1791 Highway A1A, Unit 1106Indian Harbor Beach, FL 32937937.694.9370 www.nsiparts.comNSI supplies web infrared drying systems. In addition, NSI represents following suppliers and manufactures: Electronic Design Group, Joe Scott & Associates MotterStitch Company and JBI.

News Media Alliance (Formerly Newspaper Association of America)4401 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 900Arlington, VA 22203

571.366.1000www.naa.orgThe Newspaper Association of America represents the U.S. newspaper industry. NewspaperDirect Inc. (see PressReader)

Newspaper Production & Research center236 Northeast 31st StreetOklahoma City, OK 73105405.524.7774www.np-rc.orgThe Newspaper Production and Research Center is a production education facility for newspaper management personnel.

Newspaper Toolbox929 Seminaire North, Suite 200St-Jean-sur-Richelieu QCCanada J3A 1B6877.444.4034www.newspapertoolbox.comNewspaper Toolbox is a revenue-generating resource for the newspaper industry.

News Net1184 Speers Rd.Oakville, Ontario L6L 2X4905.844.4690www.news-net.caNews-Net provides fully compatible cross platform technologies for Man,Window and Web based solutions that scale across groups, dailies, tri-weeklies, magazines, associations, colleges and universities.

News & Tech303.575.9595www.newsandtech.comNews & Tech is the premier resource for news, insight, analysis and technology integration in newspaper, digital, magazine and hybrid production.

Nielsen scarborough85 Broadway St.New York, NY 10004855.807.2272www.nielsen.comNielsen Scarborough captures the media usage behaviors of American adults across multiple platforms,


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Nova Pressroom Products LLc1663 North McDuff AvenueJacksonville, FL 32254904.292.2554www.novapressroom.comNova Pressroom Products distributes press consumables and associated pressroom supplies.

Ntooitive8350 W. Sahara Ave. #290Las Vegas, NV 89117702.224.5565www.ntooitive.comNtooitive is a digital marketing and technology company that optimizes sales, workflow and reporting to improve ROI.

NTVB Media209 Park Dr.Troy, MI 48083248.583.4190www.ntvbmedia.comNTVB Media is a publisher of TV entertainment and listings magazines.

Ooasis Alignment services Inc.255 Pickering RoadRochester, NH 03867800.344.4056603.332.9641www.oasisalignment.comOasis Alignment Services specializes in alignment, mechanical adjustment and installation of all types of rotating machinery.

olive software3033 South Parker Rd, Suite 502Aurora, CO 800014813.951.2417www.olivesoftware.comOlive Software's cloud-based e-publishing platform delivers cross-media publishing capabilities, digitally-enriched print to web, monetization programs and audience engagement solutions.

oNecount194 Main St. #2NWNorwalk, CT 06851203.665.6211www.one-count.comONECount is an identity-driven advertising and targeting platform that was designed for media companies.

oneVision software Inc. 100 Brickstone Square, # 208Andover, MA, 01810201.938.0500www.onevision.com OneVision offers software solutions for automating production processes in agencies, publishers, prepress businesses and print shops.

outsell Inc. 330 Primrose Road, Suite 510Burlingame, CA 94010 650.342.6060www.outsellinc.comOutsell is a research and advisory firm.

ownLocal 701 Brazos St.Austin, TX 78701888.850.2497www.ownlocal.comOwnLocal is the automated digital ad agency for local media.

PPAGe cooperative700 American Avenue, Suite 101King of Prussia, PA 19406800.468.9568610.592.0646www.pagecooperative.comPAGE Cooperative is a buying cooperative benefiting independently owned newspaper companies.

PageMasters North America36 King Street EastToronto, OntarioCanada M5C 2L9416.507.2153www.thecanadianpress.comCanadian Press unit PageMasters North America provides editorial production, pagination and outsourcing services.

Pagesuite Inc.1, 2 and 3 The Wood TurnersSmeeth, Kent TN25 6SA+44 1233 721030 (UK)781.365.0952www.pagesuite.comPageSuite offers page-turning software, My Digital Newspaper, website design and smartphone applications to help newspapers publish digital editions.

PandoLogic (former RealMatch)750 Lexington Ave., 6th FLNew York, NY 10022212.419.4649www.realmatch.comPandoLogic offers programmatic job advertising solutions.

PARADe Magazine60 East 42nd StNew York, NY 10165212.478.1910www.parade.comPARADE Magazine is a lifestyle insert that has a weekly print edition and is updated daily online.

Perfect Pallets Inc.450 West 16th PlaceIndianapolis, IN 46202888.270.0790www.perfectpallets.comPerfect Pallets manages a national returnable plastic pallet program and sponsors the online Post Press Users Group and discussion forum.

Perretta Graphics corp. 46 Violet AvenuePoughkeepsie, NY 12601800.537.0550845.473.0550www.perretta.comPerretta Graphics supplies remote ink control systems and presetting tools for web presses.

Plumtree co.37 West Fairmont Avenue # 100Savannah, GA 31406912.354.5155www.plumtreecompany.comPlumtree distributes and services copy counters including Denex CopySensor, the Baumer Electric Scatec and QTMS 3. The company also offers large digital displays and totalizers.

ppi Media Us Inc. 401 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1200Chicago, IL 60611630.920 2093www.ppimedia-us.comppi Media develops advertising and workflow software for automated newspaper production and cross-media publishing.

Presslaff Interactive Revenue21250 Hawthorne Blvd.Torrance, CA 90503310.792.6060www.presslaff.comPresslaff Interactive Revenue creates email marketing platforms and databases.

Pressline services Inc. 731 Prairie Dupont Dr., #200Dupo, IL 62239314.682.3808www.presslineservices.comPressline Services, Inc. offers a new Flexible Urbanite Printing System, as well as web reductions, press overhauls & upgrades, installations & reconfigurations, level & alignments, audits, training, and replacement parts.

PressReader (Formerly NewspaperDirect Inc.)200-1311 Vanier PlaceRichmond, British ColumbiaCanada V6V 2J1604.278.4604www.newspaperdirect.comPressReader operates Press-Display.com, offering readers access to hundreds of digital publications, as well as SmartEdition ePaper digital-edition software.

Pressroom cleaners Inc.5709 South 60th StreetOmaha, NE 68117402.733.0956www.pressroomcleaners.comPressroom Cleaners specializes in cleaning and painting newspaper facilities.

Pressroom Technologies Ltd.19 Hope DriveThe ParkNottingham, NottinghamshireUnited Kingdom NG7 1DL+44 77 03.57.87.77www.pressroomtech.comPressroom Technologies markets used pressroom equipment including


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Presteligence Inc.8328 Cleveland Avenue NorthwestNorth Canton, OH 44720330.305.1219www.presteligence.comPresteligence transforms concepts into cost-effective and revenue generating solution including mobile app solutions, content management, e-edition, and a high school sports platform for scores and stats.

Prime UV systems Inc.416 Mission StreetCarol Stream, IL 60188630.681.2100www.primeuv.comPrime UV manufactures UV systems for newspaper and coldset printers that can be installed on single- and doublewide presses.

Printers house Americas LLc1800 Creek Stone DriveOpelika, AL770.552.1528www.altagraphics.comwww.phaorient.comPrinters House Americas distributes India’s The Printer’s House Orient press.

Printing and Packaging Tech Inc.2003 Perimeter Rd., Unit BGreenville, SC 29605877.420.4778www.ppt-inc.netPPT specializes in providing parts, service and upgrades for Quipp Brand stackers.

Printing Industries of America301 Brush Creek RdWarrendale, PA 15086412.259.1711www.printing.orgPrinting Industries of America represents printers nationwide.

Print2Finish LLc835 Hudson DriveYardley, PA 19067215.369.5494www.print2finish.comPrint2Finish offers in-line stitchers, gluers and label applicators, rotary trimmers, color registration systems and closed-loop color controls.

Prisco (Printers’ service)26 Blanchard StreetNewark, NJ 07105973.589.7800www.prisco.comPrinters’ Service offers fountain solutions, solvents, coatings, cleaners. lubricants and printing blankets.

Propel Marketing606 Gaston St.Raleigh, NC 27603919.346.5530www.propel-marketing.comPropel Marketing helps small businesses attract local customers using digital technology.

Protecmedia201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2804Miami, FL 33131305.913.1363www.protecmedia.comProtecmedia develops multichannel publishing software.

Publication Printers2001 S. Platte River Dr.Denver, CO 80223888.824.0303www.publicationprinters.comPublication Printers provides printing on any size project, from glossy national magazines to postcard mailings.

Publishers circulation Fulfillment Inc./Dart 502 Washington Ave.Towson, MD 21204845.791.DARTwww.trustDart.comDart is a new software platform designed to help print distributors optimize routes and management of their carriers. Dart is a service of PCF one of the largest print distribution providers in North America.

Pulse Research1500 SW 11th Ave.Portland, OR 97201503.784.5772www.pulseresearch.com

QQ.I. Press controls B.V (head office)Everdenberg 26NL-4902 TT Oosterhout – The Netherlands+31.162.408.228www.qipc.comQI Press Controls offer a full range of color control, fan-out correction and register products.

QIPc – eAe Americas Ltd.3939 Royal Dr. NW, Suite 232Kennesaw, GA 30144770.421.0731www.qipc.comQIPC-EAE Americas Ltd. develops press control software, RTP, drive and postpress upgrade software and register and closed-loop color control software.

Quad/GraphicsW227N6103 Sussex Rd.Sussex, WI 53089-3995888.785.3226www.qg.comQuad/Graphics is a global printer of magazines, special-interest publications, catalogs, retail inserts/circulars, direct mail, books, directories, and commercial and specialty products.

QuadTech (see Baldwin)

Quark Inc.1225 17th Street, Suite 2050Denver, CO 80202303.894.8888www.quark.comQuark develops page design and publishing software.

Quipp systems5881 NW 151 Street, Suite 102Miami Lakes, FL 33014305.304.1985www.quip.comManufacturer of stackers and strappers

RRanger Data Technologies Inc.360 East Maple Rd. Suite XRoyal Oak, MI 48083248.336.7300www.rangerdata.comRangerData develops classified advertising software and operates the Boocoo.com national auction site.

RBP chemical Technology Inc.150 South 118th StreetMilwaukee, WI 53214-0069414.982.1257www.rbpchemical.comRBP offers fountain solutions, press washes, plates, blankets, roller and dampener covers, bottom wrap, strapping, equipment cleaners and fountain additives.

RealMatch (see PandoLogic)

Recruitology 98 Battery St.San Francisco, CA 94111415.263.1300www.recruitology.comRecruitology's cloud-based recruitment platform for media companies includes programmatic job distribution and access to a network of niche job boards and destination sites. New additions to the Recruitology product suite include a white-labeled job board and recruitment mobile app.

Relevnt, Inc. 475 10th Avenue, 9th FloorNew York, NY 10018212.206.0600www.relevnt.com Relevnt™ is a new location-based mobile network personalized by your interests.

Rima-system 2000 First Center Dr., #250Marietta, GA 30062770.998.5622www.rima-system.comRima-System offers postpress production design and installation services.


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Robertson Press Machinery co. Inc.1301 S Maiden LnJoplin, MO 64801417.781.3702www.robertsonpress.comRobertson Press Machinery manufactures auxiliary products for web offset presses, including a disc brake/air tensioning system, spiral brush dampening and low-profile, four-high printing towers.

Rochester Institute of TechnologyOne Lomb Memorial DriveRochester, NY 14623-5603585.475.2411www.rit.eduRIT’s newspaper operations management program offers a bachelor’s degree in newspaper operations.

Rockwell Automation6400 West Enterprise DriveMequon, WI 53092414.382.2000www.rockwellautomation.comRockwell Automation manufactures press and postpress controls and drive systems.

Routesmart Technologies Inc.8850 Stanford Boulevard, Suite 3250Columbia, MD 21045800.977.7284410.290.0226www.routesmart.comRouteSmart software builds carrier routes for newspaper delivery.

Rycoline sun Graphic5540 Northwest Highway Chicago, IL 60630773.775.6755www.rycoline.comRycoline offers press blankets, fountain solutions, overprint coatings, blanket/roller washes and other consumables.

Sscarborough Research corporation770 Broadway StreetNew York, NY 10003646.654.8400www.scarborough.comScarborough offers consumer research services to newspapers.

screen (UsA)5110 Tollview DriveRolling Meadows, IL 60008847.870.7400www.screenusa.comScreen (USA) supplies prepress, workflow and digital printing equipment.

second street1017 Olive St.Mezzanine LevelSt. Louis, MO 63101314.880.4900www.secondstreetmedia.comSecond Street Media distributes Deadline Deals, Upickem and other social networking software to newspapers.

seyfarth shaw LLP233 south Wacker Dr., #8000Chicago, IL 60606312.460.5000www.seyfarth.comSeyfarth Shaw provides legal services to the media industry.

shaker Recruitment consultants1100 Lake St.Oak Park, IL 60301708.358.0236www.shaker.comProviding the industry's a comprehensive, cost-effective set of digital and enhanced services for all media, we create, power, administrate and market exceptionally robust local job boards. Backed by the full-service resources and 65 years of experience of our parent company and industry pioneer, Shaker Recruitment Advertising & Communications.

shoom Inc.6345 Balboa BoulevardBuilding 2, Suite 247Encino, CA 91316818.609.7211www.shoom.comShoom develops electronic tearsheet and advertising management software.

simpli.fi1407 Texas St., Suite 202Fort Worth, TX 76102800.840.0768www.simpli.fiSimpli.fi is the leader in programmatic solutions for local media networks providing efficient scale, competitively differentiated products and attractive margins with a proven sales support and service model.

site Impact6119 Lyons Rd. Coconut Creek, FL 33073561.685.8991 www.siteimpact.comSite Impact specializes in private label email marketing services for media companies and agencies that want a custom-branded application with configurable features that make ordering more efficient.

smart Inc.41 West 584 U.S. Highway 20Hampshire, IL 60140847.464.4160www.smartstitchers.comSmart Inc. makes postpress accessories for Muller Martini and other postproduction systems.

smith Pressroom Products (see The siebold company Inc.) Smith Pressroom Products offers water purification, spray dampening and automatic cleaning systems.

social News Desk877.SND.3311 www.socialnewsdesk.comSocial News Desk offers social media management tools for both print and broadcast newsrooms.

software consulting services LLc630 Municipal Drive, Suite 420Nazareth, PA 18064610.746.7700www.newspapersystems.comSCS offers advertising, content management and archiving management software.

southern Lithoplate Inc.105 Jeffrey WayYoungsville, NC 27596800.638.7990www.slp.comSouthern Lithoplate manufactures, distributes and services digital lithoplates and associated CTP products through its own company and CTP Alliance partners.

southern Newspaper Publishers Association3680 North Peachtree Road, Suite 300Atlanta, GA 30341404.256.0444www.snpa.orgEstablished in 1903, the SNPA promotes approximately 400 daily and non-daily newspaper members located primarily in the South and Southeast.

southwest offset Printing co. Inc.13650 Gramercy PlaceGardena, CA 90249310.323.0112www.southwestoffset.comSouthwest Offset Printing provides heatset and coldset printing services.

specialty equipment services Inc.35714 Betsy Dr. Columbia, SC 29210803.388.8010www.specialtyinkjet.comSpecialty Equipment makes industrial inkjet systems for newspapers, commercial printers and other users.

sPh Pressroom Parts Inc. 320 Commons Drive, Suite 200Parkesburg, PA 19365717.201.1522www.sph-pressroom-parts.comSPH supplies knives and spare parts for web presses.

spinGo14193 South Minuteman Drive, Suite 100Draper, UT 84020www.spingo.comSpinGo creates products that help people discover events. We power a national network of more than 1,100 event calendars and apps.


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standard Finishing systems10 Connector RoadAndover, MA 01810978.289.5444www.standardsinishing.comStandard Finishing is the North America representative for Hunkeler digital finishing systems.

steel city corp.1000 Hedstrom driveAshland, OH 44805330.792.7663www.scity.comSteel City Corp. provides circulation and distribution supplies for home-delivery and single-copy sales, including in-store displays, vending machines and parts and various point-of-sale displays.

strapack Inc33508 Central AvenueUnion City, CA 94587570.475.6000www.strapack.comStrapack manufactures strapping machines and materials.

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3T control Precision systemswww.3tcontrol.com3T Control offers press registration and quality measurement tools.

TcN560 S. Valley View Dr.Saint George, UT 84770435.627.2107 www.tcn.comTCN is the web-based, online IVR and dialing tool that hundreds of newspapers use to save money and boost productivity.

Tansa systems9040 Town Center ParkwayLakewood Ranch, FL 34202941.552.7886www.tansa.comTansa ensures correct AP and local style, while also checking for correct spelling, word usage, phrases and proper names.

Tapclicks3031 Tisch Way, #1002San Jose, CA 95128866.626.1088www.tapclicks.comTapClicks is a marketing data and operations SaaS company for agencies, media companies, brands and enterprises.

Taradel LLc4805 Lake Brook DrGlen Allen, VA 23060804.364.8444800.481.1656www.taradel.comTaradel offers newspaper insert advertising creative services to small businesses.

Tech-energy co.1111 Schneider DriveCibolo, TX 78108800.847.5789210.658.0614www.techenergy.comTech-Energy provides press parts, equipment upgrades and repairs, press perforator systems and the Tech Express singlewide flexo tower.

Technotrans America1441 East Business Center DriveMt. Prospect, IL 60056847.227.9200www.technotrans.comTechnotrans supplies web and sheetfed spray dampening systems, blanket cleaning systems, chillers, blanket wash and fountain solutions.

Tecnavia Press Inc.13965 West Preserve BoulevardBurnsville, MN 55337952.435.6744www.tecnavia.comTecnavia develops electronic edition, e-tearsheet, e-proofing and e-invoicing software.

Tensor International. LLc10330 Agonne Woods Drive, 300Woodridge, IL 60517630.739.9600www.ustensor.comTensor Group manufactures singlewide web offset press and folder systems.

The Network6455 US Highway 1Grant, FL 32949913.669.3646www.thenetwork.netThe Network provides packaging equipment sales and services to the newspaper and commercial printing industries, including inserter and related equipment sales, relocation, repair and rebuilding; auditing of equipment and processes; training; and engineering services.

The Newspaper Manager181 Hannahs Crossing Dr.Dahlonega, GA 30533706.750.0016www.newspapermanager.comThe Newspaper Manager is a publishing CRM that reduces overhead costs by connecting sales, production and accounts receivable in one simple package.

The siebold company, Inc.4201 NW 124th Ave.Coral Springs, FL 33065954.340.3005www.siebold.comThe Siebold Company (TSC) – Installations, refurbishment, relocation, reconfiguration for double, single-width, and commercial presses. Siebold also represents Smith Pressroom Products, DGM parts & services, and DR Press Equipment, Inc.

The Ultimate Printsource2070 S Hellman Ave. Ontario, CA 91761909.947.5292www.ultimateprintsource.comThe Ultimate PrintSource, Inc. is a seamless extension of your newspaper operation providing printing services such as single sheet inserts, direct mail, circulation and market printing.

The Villages Daily sun600 Rolling Acres RdLady Lake, FL 32159352.753.9652www.thevillagesdailysun.comThe Villages is a newspaper and commercial printer.

Ticket sauce9255 Towne Centre Dr., Suite 380San Diego, CA 92127805.276.4932www.ticketsauce.comTicket Sauce is an event ticketing, management and box office solution.

TinBu LLc3 West Garden St., Suite 515Pensacola, FL 32506850.292.4272www.tinbu.comTinBu, LLC provides data feeds and content integration platforms to digital publishers. The company also provides lottery data feeds along with U.S. gas price feeds and daily horoscope. Also provide content feeds in the areas of weather, celebrity entertainment, recipes, sports and more.

Tobias Associates Inc.50 Industrial DriveP.O Box 2699Ivyland, PA 18974800.877.3367215.322.1500www.densitometers.netTobias manufactures densitometers and fountain preset systems.

Tolerans AB (see Baldwin)Box 669SE-135 26Tyreso, Sweden+46 08.44.87.030www.tolerans.comTolerans manufactures inline stitchers for straight and collect production on web press folders.

Toray International America Inc.461 Fifth Aveune, 9th FloorNew York, NY 10017843.693.7949www.toraywaterless.comToray supplies waterless offset printing plates, plate chemistry and processors to the newspaper and commercial printing industries.


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TownNews.com1510 47th AvenueMoline, IL 61265800.293.9576www.townnews.comTownNews provides a solutions suite that integrates digital publishing, ad ops, content exchange, over-the-top (OTT) video, mobile apps, business directory and more, in a unified, state-of-the-art platform.

Transpak equipment corp.15 F-1, No. 17, Section 1 Chengde RoadTaipei 103Taiwan886.22555.2515www.transpakcorp.comTranspak supplies strapping machines to the printing industry.

Trelleborg coated system Us Inc.5780 Commerce BoulevardMorristown, TN 37814423.586.4447www.trelleborg.comTrelleborg manufactures offset printing blankets and other consumables.

Trend offset Printing3701 Catalina StreetLos Alamitos, CA 90720562.598.2446www.trendoffset.comTrend Offset Printing is a full service commercial and publication-printing company.

Tru Measure111 W. Hargett St.Raleigh, NC 27601303.578.0491www.trumeasure.comTru Measure provides media companies and advertising agencies with post-click analytics and campaign performance dashboards.

UU.s. Automation Inc.21360 Gateway CourtBrookfield, WI 53045262.717.0477www.usautocorp.comU.S. Automation distributes press control and web-break detection equipment.

Us Ink corporation651 Garden StreetCarlstadt, NJ 07072201.935.8666www.usink.comUS Ink manufactures printing inks, offers RealColor products and offers consulting to help customers achieve consistent print quality.

VVendasta Technologies220 3rd Ave. SouthSuite 405, Avenue BuildingSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 1M1Canada306.955.5512www.vendasta.comVendasta builds a platform that allows media companies and agencies to market and sell digital products to location-based businesses and provide DIY, DIFM and DIWM services to those businesses.

Verican135 East Florida Ave.Hemet, CA 92543800.888.0470www.verafast.comVerican provides customized software and integration services.

Ver-A-Fast corp.20545 Center Ridge Road, Suite 300Rocky River, OH 441166440.331.0250www.verican.comVer-A-Fast offers customer acquisition and retention services.

Viafoura170 University Ave., # 200Toronto, Ontario M5H 3B3 Canada647.633.4640www.viafoura.comViafoura empowers over 600 of the world's top media brands to engage, discover and grow their audience in real time with integrated user registration, engagement, moderation and analytics tools.

Vision Data1377 Third StreetRensselaer, NY 12144518.434.2193www.vdata.comVision Data specializes in helping newspapers increase revenue with sales and customer service tools and helps them keep track of those dollars with our rock-solid accounting software. Organically developed with all support staff in house, Vision provides Advertising, Circulation, Sales, Self Service, Production and Ad Tracking. Currently serving over 300 newspapers throughout the U.S. via cloud and self-hosted formats.

Vival3100 Research Blvd., Suite 250Dayton, OH 45420203.404.6552www.vivial.netVivial is a martech company that offers a full range of customer engagement tools to help businesses connect with customers, build loyalty, manage content and track results.

Vizrt352 7th Avenue, 14th FloorNew York, NY 10001212.560.0708www.vizrt.comVizrt develops content management software.

Vjoon GmbhKieler Strabe 103-107, Haus DBönningstedt, Schleswig-Holstein Germany 25474+49 40 55. 69.500www.vjoon.comVjoon offers publishing software based on the Adobe Creative Suite, including the K4 Cross-Media platform. Managing Editor Inc. distributes Vjoon’s software in the U.S.

VoicePort, LLc702.497.4679www.voiceport.netVoicePort, LLC, provides automated, customizable, and integrated communication solutions for newspapers.

vsplash Techlabs, Inc.150 Wall Street West, Suite 630Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

201.820.0697vSplash provides SMB digital marketing and commerce solutions.

Wwallit (formerly Imoneza)20935 Swenson DriveWaukesha, WI 53186855.572.4285www.wallit.ioWallit utilizes cutting-edge technology to accept micropayments, allowing publishers to sell not just subscriptions but single articles, video, reviews or blogs for pennies rather than dollars.

wAN-IFRARotfeder Ring 11Frankfurt am MainAL 60327 Germany+49.69.2400630www.wan-ifra.orgThe World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers is the global organization of the world’s press, representing more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries.

wave2 Media solutions (see iPublish Media)

w.B. Grimes & company24212 Muscari CourtGaithersburg, MD 20882301.253.5016www.mediamergers.comW.B. Grimes & Company represents publishers in the sale, acquisition and formal appraisal of daily and weekly newspapers, regional and niche publications, B2B information and consumer magazines.

web offset serviceP.O. Box 19525Sarasota, Fl. [email protected] Offset Service offers press and production facility design and consultation as well as project management and other related print production services.


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wehaa1166 Quail Ct., Suite 105Pewaukee, WI 53072 561.573.0000www.wehaa.comWeHaa provides solutions in real estate, autos and local business verticals. White label and custom built to match your brand. Features include social sharing, Facebook integration, reverse publishing, interactive ad units, mobile responsive and intelligent reports.

whatcounts email Marketing3445 Peachtree Rd, NE, #600, Suite 900404.995.8600www.whatcounts.comWhatCounts helps publishers and media companies drive more traffic to their websites, increase ad revenue, and up-sell subscriptions by personalizing email newsletters.

whiz Technologies2051 Junction Ave., Suite 218San Jose, CA 95131408.890.6450www.whizti.comCustom mobile apps on iPad, iPone, Android devices and others.

whiting Technologies7965 Howard Ave.LaGrange, IL60525630.850.9680www.whitingtech.com

woodwing software19 Clifford Street, 8th FloorDetroit, MI 48226313.962.0542www.woodwing.comWoodWing develops Smart Connection Enterprise content management and workflow software that supports cross-media content creation and production.

wRh Global Americas, Inc.24 World’s Fair Drive, Unit GSomerset, NJ 08873856.842.0600www.wrh-marketing-americas.comWRH Marketing Americas provides parts, service and support for all North American Ferag installations and is the North American representative for Mariani palletizers, 3T Control Precision Systems press control software and vR Handling roll-handling systems, and the North

American distributor for Elettra blanket washing.

Yyahoo 701 First AvenueSunnyvale, CA 94089 408.349.3300www.yahoo.comYahoo’s newspaper consortium encompasses more than 650 newspapers that deliver search, graphical and classified advertising information to consumers.

yieldMo218 West 18th St., 2nd FloorNew York, NY 10011646.528.2937www.yieldmo.comYieldmo helps publishers generate higher revenue per page while maintaining a positive user experience.

youneeq (Partnered with Libercus)2659 Douglas Street, 2nd FlVictoria, BC, VBT5M2250.462.3783www.youneeq.caYouneeq partnered with Libercus to offer cloud-based CMS and single content database that utilize behavioral big data and algorithms to increase user engagement levels.

ZZope corporation (Formerly ZebraReach)10300 Spotsylvania AvenueFredericksburg, VA 22408540.361.1700www.zope.comZebraReach is a geo-aware loyalty management and communication platform for small business.

Zinio126 Post StreetSan Francisco, CA 94108415.494.2700www.zinio.comZinio is a digital newsstand and reading platform where publishers can share their content.

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Ad and art servicesAdSend24/7 Real MediaGannett Imaging and Ad Design Center (GIADC)InterlinkOwnLocalProImage America, Inc.

Advertising softwareAdicioAdvanced Publishing TechnologyAutoConX SystemsBluefin Technology PartnersBrainworks software Inc.ConvergenSEE SoftwareCCI EuropeCNI Corp.DPS, Inc.Impact Engine Inc. iPublishmediaLineup Systems Ltd.Managing Editor Inc.MediaspectrumMicro Systems Specialists Inc.Miles 33MultiAdNewscycle Solutionsppi Media US, Inc.PresteligenceRanger Data TechnologiesSoftware Consulting Services, LLCShoomTownNews.comVision DataWave2Yahoo

Digital and e-editionsLibercusNewspaperDirectNewsStandOlive SoftwarePageSuitePpi Media US, Inc.PresteligenceSoftware Consulting Services, LLC.TecnaviaVision DataZinio

Pre-press ad production/softwareAgfa GraphicsBrainworksCenter for News & Design (Gatehouse)

DPSGannett Imaging and Ad Design Center (GIADC)Libercusmanroland Goss GroupMWM System IncorporatedOneVision, Inc.Ppi Media US, Inc.PrestelligenceProImage America, Inc.Software Consulting Services, LLCSouthern Lithoplate. Inc.The NetworkTownNews.comVision Data

Circulation

Alternate deliveryEnvision Delivery Systems, LLC.PCF/Dart

Circulation softwareAdvanced Publishing TechnologyBrainworks Software Inc.Envision Delivery Systems, LLC.ICanon NewzwareMicro Systems Specialists Inc.Miles 33Newscycle SolutionsPCF/DartVision Data

Digital

AppsDPS, IncEnvision Delivery Systems, LLCmanroland Goss Web Systems Americas MWM system IncorporatedCPF/DartPpi Media US, IncPrestelligenceProImage America, Inc.Tecnavia PressTownNewsThe Siebold Company – graphic Arts division

Cloud-based ad productionAdvanced Publishing TechnologyDPS IncPpi Media US, Inc.

Computer peripheralsArchivingLibercus


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Computer peripherals – output devicesAgfa GraphicsFujiFilm

Computer peripherals – scannersMWM Systems Inc.

Color management/RIPsEssex Products GroupFineEye Color SolutionsProImage

Content management/editorialAnygraafCCI EuropeLibercusMediaspectrumMiles 33Mirabel TechnologiesNewscycle SolutionsNewsEnginPpi Media USProtecmediaSoftware Consulting ServicesTownnews.comVizrtVjoonWoodWing Software

CTP Agfaalfa CTP SystemsFujifilm North America Corp.Glunz & JensenKodakKrausePresstekScreenSouthern Lithoplate

Design, layout and digital publishingAdobeManaging Editor Inc.QuarkSoftware Consulting ServicesVjoon

Plate automation and managementAcutechGlunz & JensenNela

Workflow and production softwareABBAgfaalfa CTP SystemsAnygraaf

Brainworks Software Inc.DPSEwert America ElectronicsEnfocusICanon NewzwareKodakKrauseManaging EditorNewsEnginPlumtreePPI MediaPresteligenceProImagePuzzleflowQ.I.P.C.Screen (USA)Southern LithoplateTechniqueThe NetworkTownNews.comVision Data

Press

Digital pressesHewlett PackardKBAKodakmanroland Goss Web Systems Americas Ricoh-InfoPrint SolutionsScreen (USA)

DrivesABBElectronic Design GroupHarland Simon (See manroland Goss Web Systems Americas)

Imaging consumablesAgfaCentral InkFlint GroupFujifilm North America Corp.J. Thomas McHughKodakRBP ChemicalSouthern LithoplateTechnotrans

InkCentral InkFlint GroupImpression Inks (See Central Ink)US Ink

Press contracting and servicesBritton ServicesCentral GraphicsMorris Machine Co. Inc. Mountain States

Newspaper Solutions, LLCThe Siebold Company

Press controlsABBEAE/QIPCGoss (See manroland Goss Web Systems Americas)Harland Simon (See manroland Goss Web Systems Americas)Koenig and Bauer (KBA)manroland Goss Web Systems Americas QIPC/EAE

Presses new and usedGoss (See manroland Goss Web Systems Americas)King PressKoenig & Bauer AG (KBA)manroland Goss Web Systems Americas Printers House America LLCRobertson Press MachineryTech-EnergyTensor Group

Press partsA-American Press PartsAccurate Web PartsAcutechAmerican RollerBosch RexrothBottcher AmericaBrodie SystemCentral GraphicsGoss (See manroland Goss Web Systems Americas)HercoKoenig & Bauer (KBA)King PressLion Webmanroland Goss Web Systems Americas MotterstitchNelaPerretta Graphics Corp.Print2FinishRobertson Press MachinerySPH Pressroom PartsTech-Energy

Press registration and presets3TControl Precision SystemsABBEwert America Electronics (EAE)Harland Simon (See manroland Goss Web Systems Americas) Print2FinishQIPC

UV systemsNewspaper Solutions, LLCPrime UV

Postpress

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Postpress management softwareABBFerag (see WRH Americas)Goss (See manroland Goss Web Systems Americas)Muller MartiniWRH Americas

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Advertising, web and directory servicesAdMall/Sales TouchAdpayAdPerfectLegacy.comTaradelTownnews.comYahoo

Audience retention/marketingLEAP MediaPresslaff Interactive RevenueVer-A-Fast Corp.

Audit ServicesAlliance for Audited Media

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Commercial printingB&W PressBartash Printing Inc.Evergreen PrintingQuadGraphicsSouthwest OffsetThe VillagesTrend Offset Printing

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Dallas Morning News lays off 43The Dallas Morning News laid off 43 employees Jan. 7. Around 20 of the 43 came from the newsroom, the paper said.

The cuts involve around 4 percent of the 978 staff members for parent company A. H. Belo Corporation.

The layoffs are “intended to position The News for long-term success," said Publisher Grant Moise, the paper said.

“After considerable thought and analysis, our management team has determined that our business in the future is largely supported by subscription revenue and the need for more aggressive invest-ment in our digital products,” Moise said.

NMA opposes proposed end to job ad requirements The News Media Alliance filed comments Dec. 19 opposing the Department of Labor’s and the Department of Homeland Security’s proposals to eliminate the requirement that employers notify U.S. workers of available positions through printed advertisements in Sunday newspapers “in the area of intended employment,” and re-place them with website ads.

The departments’ proposals would essentially eliminate a proven medium consumed by more than 130 million adults each week, the print newspaper, that is the only means for some workers to access job information, NMA says.

The Department of Labor and the Department of Homeland Security jointly released the notice of proposed rulemaking on November 10 that would change the way employers must inform U.S. workers about non-agricultural temporary jobs under the H-2B visa programs under the labor certification program. On the same day, the DOL released a nearly identical notice of proposed rulemak-ing that would change the labor certification program for seeking foreign agricultural workers under the H-2A visa program.

“Newspapers have long been, and still are, the primary way many millions of U.S. workers receive information, including notices of job opportunities, in their communities,” said News Media Alli-ance President and CEO David Chavern. “The departments’ proposal to change the job posting requirement to online only is based on faulty conclusions about the reach of newspaper media, as well as the availability of internet access in this country. This proposed change would reduce the availability of job notices for the U.S. worker, particularly in rural and low-income communities where the population does not have broadband internet access at home.”

New CEO, chairman at Tribune Publishing Tribune Publishing Company’s board has appointed Timothy P.

Knight as CEO and David Dreier as chairman of the board. Knight will also join the board and succeeds Justin Dearborn, who has stepped down as chairman and CEO after three years in the chief executive position. Knight held the position of Tribune president before the moves.

Tribune Publishing also announced that Tribune Interactive

CEO Ross Levinsohn and President Mickie Rosen are out, as well, the Chicago Tribune reported. Tribune Interactive is the digital arm of the company.

“Tim is a proven operator with an entrepreneurial approach and digital media expertise. At a time when consolidation is essential in our quest to strengthen journalism, his experience transforming media companies will help achieve success,” said Dreier, a former U.S. congressman, in a Tribune Publishing news release.

“On behalf of the board, I want to thank Justin for his leadership. Over the past three years, he has improved Tribune Publishing’s financial position by building the infrastructure necessary to convert our award-winning content into revenue through an enhanced digi-tal strategy,” said Dreier. “During his tenure, digital only subscribers have more than tripled and we have significantly reduced our debt and pension obligation. Our share price has increased 80 percent and our market capitalization has more than doubled.”

Ken Doctor, in his Newsonomics column, says Dearborn could get a payout of more than $8 million, and the other executives could get millions.

“The suddenness of Dearborn’s removal suggests that bigger moves are imminent,” says Doctor, who speculates that a Tribune-Gannett merger could be in the cards.

Newspaper group Aim Media and investment firm Donerail are partnering in a bid to purchase Tribune Publishing, say sources familiar with negotiations, the Tribune reported.

Fergus Falls Daily Journal drops Monday printThe Fergus Falls Daily Journal (Minnesota) is altering its print schedule, dropping its Monday print and going to Tuesday through Saturday. The paper will still be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. The subscription price of the paper won’t change, the paper said.

The paper cited rising newsprint costs as a major factor in the move.

“It’s a decision we have been examining for months,” Publisher Mitzi Moe said. “It will help us focus on growing the other editions during the week and it is something other community newspapers are doing. For us it just makes sense.”

Columbine Courier publishes last editionThe Columbine Courier (Colorado) published its last edition on Dec. 27.

The paper launched in 1989 as the Southwest Community Cou-rier, and “nothing showed our commitment to the community more than the hustle that was our coverage on that tragic day of April 20, 1999,” the day of the Columbine High School shooting, said a note from Editor Michael Hicks.

“We have loved the role we have played in this community” said the note.

Evergreen Newspapers, a division of Landmark Community Newspapers, in Shelbyville, Kentucky, owns the paper.

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In another note to readers, the paper said it’s considering expanding the reach of the Canyon Courier, offering coverage in an area the Columbine Courier covered.

Rogers Media employees bid to buy magazinesA number of Rogers Media staff members have put together a pro-posal to purchase the company’s magazine brands, The Globe and Mail reports.

The five titles are Maclean’s, Today’s Parent, Hello! Canada and Chatelaine’s English and French editions, along with digital titles Canadian Business and Flare and a custom content division.

Rogers announced it was selling the magazines in 2018. It nearly sold in the fall to Roustan Media, but the deal collapsed, the paper reports.

Rogers sold the MoneySense website to Ratehub in late 2018.The Globe said there was another bidder in the mix, but wasn’t

able to pin down that second bidder’s identity.

Oregon’s Mid-county Memo produces final editionThe Mid-county Memo (Portland, Oregon) has put out its final edi-tion, the monthly paper announced Jan. 3.

With rising expenses and declining income, it was evident a de-cision had to be made, wrote Publisher Tim Curran in a note on the mass-mailed, advertiser-supported newspaper’s website.

The Mid-county Memo was founded in May 1985 to serve the outer Northeast Portland neighborhoods of Gateway and Parkrose. It had a total circulation of 17,000 and was mailed to more than 15,500 homes, the paper said.

Pew: Social media tops print as news sourceOne-in-five U.S. adults say they often get news via social media, high-er than the percent who often do so from print newspapers (16%) for the first time since Pew Research Center began asking these ques-tions, according to a Pew survey done this year.

In 2017, the percent who got news via social media was about the same as the percent who got news from print papers, Pew re-ports.

Television remains the top platform for news consumption, but its numbers have fallen since 2016, Pew says. News websites are the next most popular source, then radio, then social media sites and print papers.

Among the three different types of TV news asked about, local TV is the most popular type of TV news, with 37 percent getting news there often, compared with 30 percent who get cable TV news often and 25 percent who often watch national evening network news, Pew says.

Fewer young people in the U.S. use television news, with only 16 percent of those 18 to 29 and 36 percent of those 30 to 49 get news

often from television.

McClatchy setting up hub in North CarolinaMcClatchy plans to move design and copy editing functions of its 30 newspapers into a hub in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Sacramento Business Journal reports.

McClatchy is based in Sacramento.The change will impact 30 people based in the West, said Gary

Wortel, publisher of the Sacramento Bee and McClatchy's West regional publisher, the Business Journal reports.

“This consolidation will shift positions in Sacramento to Char-lotte,” he said by email. “All West News Desk colleagues have been offered jobs at the McClatchy Publishing Center and will have the opportunity to work virtually.”

Staff who choose not to stay with the company will be offered voluntary separation packages, Wortel said.

McClatchy owns 30 papers in 14 states. McClatchy has worked to move toward digital while dealing with debt. McClatchy’s stock has lost almost 90 percent of its value since 2014, the Business Jour-nal reports.

Weekly Standard closesClarity Media Group has announced the closure of conservative publication The Weekly Standard. On Dec. 17, The Weekly Standard published its final edition.

John Podhoretz, Fred Barnes and well-known Trump critic Bill Kristol co-founded The Weekly Standard in 1995.

"For more than twenty years The Weekly Standard has provided a valued and important perspective on political, literary and cultural issues of the day," said Ryan McKibben, president and CEO of Clar-ity Media. "The magazine has been home to some of the industry's most dedicated and talented staff and I thank them for their hard work and contributions, not just to the publication, but the field of journalism."

"The Weekly Standard has been hampered by many of the same challenges that countless other magazines and newspapers across the country have been wrestling with," said McKibben. "Despite investing significant resources into the publication, the financial performance of the publication over the last five years, with double-digit declines in its subscriber base all but one year since 2013, made it clear that a decision had to be made."

The Weekly Standard was founded under News Corp and pub-lished its first issue on September 18, 1995. Clarity Media Group bought the publication in 2009.

Denver-based Clarity Media Group owns the Washington Exam-iner magazine, the Colorado Springs Gazette daily paper and weekly magazine Colorado Politics.



Reporter Newspapers change print scheduleBeginning in January 2019, print editions of Atlanta-area Reporter Newspapers will go from bi-weekly to monthly. The editions will pro-vide a larger, two-section paper, according to Reporter Newspapers.

The four Reporter community editions will come by mail to homes, and remain available at many local businesses.

“We think the larger, direct-mailed Reporter will better serve our readers in both convenience and content,” said publisher Steve Levene, also founder of parent company Springs Publishing. “These changes are also designed to better position the printed publications in a digital media environment.”

Recently, the Reporter group has increased its efforts to turn the reporternewspapers.net website into a daily news source for Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs. The new frequency and format are meant to complement the digital platform, according to Reporter Newspapers.

Reporter Newspapers, a 60,000-circulation community news-paper group, was started in 2007 by Springs Publishing. The parent company also publishes Atlanta INtown and Atlanta Senior Life.

Thomson Reuters to cut 3,200 Thomson Reuters plans to reduce its workforce by 12 percent, shed-ding 3,200 jobs in two years, Reuters reported. The move is meant to streamline the company and reduce costs, Reuters said.

The layoffs were announced Dec. 4 at an investor day in Toronto. The company didn’t outline where the cuts would be made.

The company also said it will close offices, lowering the number of offices globally by 30 percent to 133 spots by 2020.

The company finished the sale of its 55-percent stake in its Fi-nancial & Risk unit to equity firm Blackstone Group in October.

It’s now centering its efforts on its legal and tax businesses, Reuters said.

Shares in Thomson Reuters rose as much as 3.7 percent on Dec. 4, hitting a record high for the company.

The company aims to grow annual sales by 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent by 2020, leaving out the effect of any acquisitions, Reuters reported.

CEO Jim Smith said it plans to cross-sell more products to cur-rent customers and to draw in new customers. The company will also shrink its product line, according to Smith.

Ohio’s KBA News stops printing papers, looks to sell Ohio’s KBA News is no longer producing a print version of its papers, the New Carlisle News, the Enon Eagle and the Tippecanoe Gazette.

In a Facebook post, owners Dale Grimm and Andy Grimm say that Andy Grimm’s being shot in 2017 “put a serious strain on our business. He has been diagnosed with PTSD and no longer can come to the office. This put more in Dale’s lap. At age 69, Dale can no longer handle the 16-, 18- and 20-hour days it takes to keep these

newspapers going.”The Facebook page says the company has a verbal agreement

to sell the Tipp City paper, and that the other papers are for sale, as well.

In September 2017, Clark County Sheriff ’s Deputy Jacob Shaw fired twice and wounded Andy Grimm, who was working as a photographer for the New Carlisle News, the Springfield News-Sun reported.

Shaw said he wasn’t able to identify Grimm that night and thought he was being threatened with a weapon, the paper reported. In March, a Clark County grand jury decided not to indict Shaw. Grimm has filed a lawsuit against the county and city of New Carlisle.

Facebook: News organizations exempt from ad policyFacebook announced Nov. 29 that news organizations will be exempt from its political advertising policy.

“We are very pleased to learn of Facebook’s announcement that news organizations will be exempt from policies related to advertis-ing of political figures, political parties, elections, and past referenda that are the subject of national debate in the U.K.,” said News Media Alliance President and CEO David Chavern in a statement reacting to the announcement.

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Mary Junck, longtime leader of Lee Enterprises, plans to move from executive chairman after the annual share-holders meeting in February 2019 and will continue as chairman of the board of directors, Lee has announced.

The change will complete a plan that advances Kevin Mowbray to president and chief executive officer in 2016.

As chairman, she will provide leadership for the board of directors and lead projects as requested by the board and the CEO, Lee said in a news release.

Junck joined Lee in 1999 as executive vice president and chief operating officer. She became president in 2000, chief executive in 2001 and chairman in 2002.

Under her leadership, Davenport, Iowa-based Lee has grown from publishing 18 daily newspapers into a provid-er of print and digital local news, information and adver-tising in 49 markets in 21 states. In July, Lee also began managing Berkshire Hathaway’s BH Media operations in 30 markets.

“The board of directors is deeply grateful for Mary’s stra-tegic guidance during this transition,” said Herb Moloney, lead independent director. “In the last three years, she has been a very positive resource for Lee managers, and her strategic involvement led to the innovative management agreement with BH Media. With her extraordinary lead-ership, we expect to keep Lee fully in the forefront of the industry’s transformation.”

Mark Cohen has been named president and publisher of Adams Publishing Group of Ohio, effective March 1. He will be leaving his position as president of the Pennsyl-vania NewsMedia Association (PNA) and MANSI Media Agency in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Todd Sears was named president and publisher of the Omaha World-Herald. Sears, a native of Crete, Nebraska, and a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is just the seventh person to serve as publisher of The World-Herald in the newspaper's 153-year history.

Brenda Draheim was named vice president of corpo-rate finance and treasurer of the Omaha World-Herald. Draheim most recently served as the organization's vice president and director of accounting.

Josh Rinehults is the company's vice president of op-erational finance. His most recent assignment was as BH Media's vice president and controller.

Gwen Olney was promoted to corporate attorney. Rick Thornton was named vice president of news. John Jordan is vice president of digital. Terry Geiger will serve as vice president of information

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labor relations.

Joel Christopher, executive editor of the Courier Journal in Louisville, will take the helm of Knoxville News Sentinel in February as executive editor.

David Byler has joined The Washington Post Opinions staff as a data analyst and political columnist. Byler will help develop prediction models for elections. Byler was chief elections analyst and a staff writer at The Weekly Standard.

Robin L. Quillon will be leaving his position as publish-er of The Tribune-Democrat and Times-News of Cumber-land, Maryland, to become a regional executive for a group of GateHouse Media newspapers in Florida. Quillon will lead strategy and operations for both the Gainesville Sun and the Ocala Star-banner beginning Jan. 29. He succeeds James Doughton, who is retiring.

Michelle Pazar has been named publisher of The Pan-tagraph and Central Illinois Group publisher for Lee En-terprises Inc. — positions she has held on an interim basis the past four months. As a group publisher, Pazar will oversee The Pantagraph, Decatur Herald & Review and Journal Gazette & Times-Courier in Mattoon/Charleston.

Lee Enterprises has named Colleen Brady publisher of the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff. Brady succeeds Don Rowley, who retired earlier this year after 23 years with the newspaper.

Yuri Kopchenko has been appointed ABB printing sales manager for North America. Kopchenko joined ABB as sales manager for North America on January 1st. He

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replaces Jeff Gelfand who will continue in a semi-retire-ment support role. Kopchenko is well known in the North American newspaper printing business and brings with him over 30 years’ experience in industrial controls and printing systems.

Previously Kopchenko operated a private technical ser-vices firm, YK Service Solutions, LLC. YK Service Solutions has provided technical services for plants equipped with TKS, Goss and Wifag printing presses. Additionally, it pro-vided installation and commissioning support for printing plants in the U.S. and Canada. Kopchenko will continue to provide such services when his ABB role allows.

Prior to forming YK Service Solutions, Kopchenko served as customer service director for TKS USA.

Teresa Hicks has announced that she is departing The Pine Bluff Commercial for a job as vice president of sales at The Oklahoman in Oklahoma City. Hicks has been with The Commercial for almost two years. Subscribers of The Commercial will begin receiving the newspaper through the U.S. Postal Service with their daily mail, instead of route carriers, beginning Jan. 8.

AIM Media Indiana announced the appointment of Bud Hunt as publisher at The Republic in Columbus, Indiana and as vice president and group publisher with respon-sibility for all AIM media properties in Indiana. The an-nouncement was made jointly by Jeremy L. Halbreich, chairman and CEO, and by Rick Starks, president and COO, and was effective Jan. 1.

In this new role, Hunt will be responsible for the daily newspapers in Columbus, Franklin, Greenfield and Sey-mour; weekly newspapers in Nashville, Brownstown, Pendleton, New Palestine and Fortville-McCordsville; DigitalAIM, the digital marketing services operation; a magazine and special publications division; and all affili-ated websites and digital assets.

Matthew Tranquill has been named publisher of Rapid City Journal (South Dakota). Tranquill joins the Rapid City Journal as the former publisher of the Bartlesville Examin-er-Enterprise in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, having held that job since 2016.

Jane Katona, former Daytona Beach News-Journal advertis-ing director and current GateHouse vice president of sales for East Florida, was recently named as the paper’s general manager.

Katona will continue to oversee sales across East Flor-ida, in addition to assuming day-to-day responsibilities from News-Journal publisher Bill Offill. Offill will con-tinue to serve as group publisher, overseeing operations of The News-Journal, the Florida Times-Union in Jackson-ville and the St. Augustine Record. He will be moving to Jacksonville to assume direct oversight as publisher of the Florida Times-Union.

During its General Assembly of Members held in Amster-dam on December 13, WAN-IFRA, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, appointed Fernando de Yarza, president of Henneo Group in Spain, as its newly elected vice president.

De Yarza, along with Michael Golden (U.S.), Lisa Ma-cLeod (Tiso Blackstar, South Africa), Paul Verwilt (Me-diahuis, Belgium), and David Callaway (The Street, U.S.) will now form the new presidency of WAN-IFRA until the incoming board elections planned for June 2019.

Kelly Dyer Fry has been named publisher of The Okla-homan. She will continue her duties as editor and vice president of news.

Roger Tollefson has been named publisher of the Scottsbluff Star-Herald, Gering Courier and Hemingford Ledger. Tollefson is a 37-year newspaper veteran who has held the positions of general manager, circulation director and director of operations since joining the Star-Herald (Nebraska) in 1991.

John E. Janacek, former owner of the Yorktown News-View, has passed away at the age of 92.

Wesley “Ferrell” Shuck, former publisher of the Lee’s Summit Journal, died Dec.17 at age 86.

Sid Crim, a former top executive at The State newspa-per who helped oversee major changes in the newspaper’s pre-internet history, died after an 18-year struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 76.


David M. Shribman, executive editor and vice president of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, who has led its news operation since 2003, stepped down from his post at the end of 2018.

Karen Magnuson, who has been executive editor of the Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) for 18 years, has stepped down effective Jan. 2. Magnuson, volun-tarily accepted an early retirement package from Gannett Co. , which operates the USA Today Network and owns the Rochester news operation. The newsroom’s digital leader, Scott Norris, will oversee the newsroom until a successor is named.

The Financial Times has announced the appointment of Peter Spiegel as U.S. managing editor effective April 15. He will assume the role from Gillian Tett, who has served in the position from 2010-2012 and again since 2014. Tett is appointed chair of the U.S. editorial board and America editor-at-large.

John “Jack” Schrieber, an active employee of the Omaha World-Herald, has died at the age of 73. Schrieber joined the newspaper in 1970 and remaining an employee until his death Dec. 18 from oral cancer.

Doug Ernst, who had a 33-year career in Napa Valley journalism, has died after a short battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), his family announced.

Diane Marie Lopez, 62, who was an integral part of the Tracy Press for 34 years, has recently died. Lopez’s death followed a battle with cancer for most of the past year.

The Tuscaloosa News has promoted Bobby Rice to gen-eral manager. Rice joined The News in July as advertising director and will continue in that role.

Chuck Wells, vice president and group publisher for AIM Media Indiana, has announced his resignation. Wells currently oversees four daily newspapers. Wells and his wife, Suzanne, plan to acquire a local business that he will direct, according to The Republic (Columbus).

The Associated Press announced that senior vice presi-dent Daisy Veerasingham has been promoted to chief revenue officer in a restructuring that aligns the AP’s rev-enue functions worldwide under one director.

Ron Nixon will be joining AP as international investiga-tions editor. He’ll be based in Washington and manage a global team with reporters based in D.C., London, Cairo, New Delhi and Shanghai, and he’ll work closely with col-leagues around the globe to conduct ambitious investiga-tive and accountability reporting on a variety of topics.

David Zeeck is leaving The News Tribune (Tacoma) after 24 years at the paper, the last 10 as publisher. Zeeck also serves as publisher of The Olympian and The Bellingham Herald and oversees the daily print and digital business operations.

McClatchy announced the promotion of Rebecca Poyn-ter to publisher of the three Western Washington state me-dia companies, effective January 14. The promotion marks an expansion of Poynter's current role as vice president of local sales for McClatchy's West Region and Idaho States-man publisher.

Monica Nieporte, the president and publisher of the APG Ohio media group in Athens, will become president and ex-ecutive director of the Ohio News Media Association in 2019.

Peter Banko, managing editor of The Republican-Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) and The Standard Speaker (Ha-zleton), has been named editor and publisher of George-town Communications, which includes the Georgetown Times and South Strand News. John Cioni will serve as Georgetown Communications advertising director.

Michael Owen has been hired as a deputy editor on the digital team for theatlantic.com. Owen most recently ran The New York Times’s news team responsible for digital presentation, programming, and audience strategies. Owen will join fellow deputy editors Swati Sharma, who came to The Atlantic in early 2018 from The Washington Post, and Gillian White.

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Changes to manroland Goss manufacturingThe Durham, New Hampshire, manufacturing unit of manroland Goss has produced its last press, ending the company’s manufacturing in the U.S., Print 21 reports.

Going forward, manroland and Goss presses will be manufactured in Augsburg, Germany, with single-width presses like the Community and Magnum constructed under license by Goss Graphic Systems in China, under the Wisprint brand owned by Shanghai Electric Com-pany, Print 21 reports.

In August, Goss and manroland completed their merger, which was announced in March.

Sun Chemical raises liquid ink prices in EuropeSun Chemical is raising prices on its solvent- and water-based liquid inks in Europe, effective January 15, 2019.

Costs have risen annually on a variety of key raw materials used to manufacture inks, including solvents, acrylic derivatives, organic pigments, and polyols and isocyanates, according to the company. Additionally, the ongoing initiatives in China to enforce tighter envi-ronmental regulations at chemical plants have brought ongoing supply disruptions, the company says.

“The increasing raw material costs continue at an unprecedented rate and require us to increase customer prices,” said Felipe Mellado, chief marketing officer at Sun Chemical. “We will continue to work with our supply chain partners to manage and minimize the impact on our customers.”

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Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Cooperatief, the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Boston Herald using Tecnavia eEditionThe Boston Herald has implemented Tecnavia’s News-Memory eEdition on web browser and mobile apps to re-

place and upgrade their electronic print replica product.The paper needs “our digital products on a modern

platform that can provide the features and innovative products we need going forward,” said Michael Sheehan, regional VP of circulation for Northeast for Digital First Media.

“Another reason for moving to Tecnavia was to finally get clear metrics on eEdition readership and see with detail how eEditions are actually being used,” said Kevin LaMagdelaine, regional sales and marketing manager for Digital First Media. “Our old setup had us pretty much flying blind. Reports we received were not measuring the data what we needed. We had to make assumptions about numbers that no one felt good about.”

Minnesota-based Tecnavia’s services include Total Media Apps for live news, eEditions, website meters, digital archives, eTearsheets and the new Tecnavia Ad Network. The company says it manages over 2,000 titles and processes over 8 million pages per year.

Quartz launches Quartz AI Studio Quartz has launched the Quartz AI Studio to help its journalists and those at other news organizations use machine learning to report their stories, the company says.

The project is supported by $249,000 from the Knight Foundation, and follows the Quartz Bot Studio, also launched with Knight support. It’s part of the founda-tion’s efforts to support technology innovation in jour-nalism, according to Quartz, headquartered in New York and London.

“Artificial intelligence has the potential to have a transformative impact on the ways in which journalists share and spread the news,” says Paul Cheung, Knight Foundation director for journalism and technology inno-vation. “The Quartz AI Bot Studio will hone this oppor-tunity, putting artificial intelligence reporting methods into the hands of more journalists and helping small and mid-size news organizations increase their capacity to innovate.”

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Koenig & Bauer, Duran Machinery form Koenig & Bauer DuranDuran Machinery, a manufacturer of folder gluers, has become a member of the Koenig & Bauer Group. Koenig & Bauer has agreed with Duran Machinery in Istanbul to take over 80 per cent of its folder gluer business and in-tegrate it into the group under the name Koenig & Bauer Duran.

“With this latest acquisition, the world's oldest print-ing press manufacturer is once again strengthening its activities in the growth segment of machines and sys-tems for packaging production,” said a news release from Germany-based Koenig & Bauer.

Together with the Rapida sheetfed presses from Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed, flatbed die cutters from Koenig & Bauer Iberica and the folder gluers from Duran, the company can now offer complete lines for the print-ing and processing folding boxes from a single source, with products made in Europe. This gives Duran “a clear competitive advantage over other suppliers of folding box gluers, which are left to their own resources in this market segment,” the release claims.

“Over the past few years Duran has set new standards and successfully strengthened its position among our customers in the industrial packaging sector,” said Ralf Sammeck, CEO of Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed and member of the Koenig & Bauer management board. “We are now further expanding our worldwide presence as the print-ing press and die cutter manufacturer with the broadest product portfolio.”

Malaysia’s English-language Malay Mail scraps print editionsMalay Mail, Malaysia’s oldest English newspaper, pro-duced its last print edition Dec. 1.

The Kuala Lumpur-based publication will continue as an online news portal, the paper said.

“Ultimately, our decision to stop print operations was dictated by how the market has changed,” the paper said.

The paper launched in 1896 as a four-page newspaper for the Malay peninsula.

Strong demand for space at drupaPrinting technologies trade fair drupa 2020 is experi-encing a strong demand for exhibition space, according to organizer Messe Dusseldorf North America. The fair is scheduled for June 16–26 at the exhibition center in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Shortly after the official registration deadline, 96 per-cent of the planned 1.7 million square feet of space is al-ready booked, the organizer says. Companies from more than 40 countries have confirmed their participation, including large global players as well as many smaller companies and start-ups. A current list of exhibitors is available at www.drupa.com.

“The companies in the print industry know that every four years they find the perfect platform to highlight innovation,” said Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, presi-dent and CEO of Messe Dusseldorf. “They count on the world's leading trade fair to launch new products and engage with clients and prospects effectively.”

“Drupa stands for cutting-edge technologies and solutions that reach target groups in a wide range of mar-kets,” said Sabine Geldermann, drupa director. “In 2020, in addition to printing and converting processes, the focus at drupa will be on package printing, industrial and functional printing and additive manufacturing. Espe-cially the growth potential of inkjet and expansion into new areas drives fast changing innovation.”

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OUR DIGITAL FUTURE

Earlier this week, I checked my Face-book notices. I generally skip the “mem-ory” notices. Those are the ones meant to remind us of posts we’ve made on this date in years past. One, however, caught my attention.

There it was. Seven years ago on this date, I spent the day in Manhattan, in front of 50 or so journalists at the CUNY Journalism Graduate School, recently renamed the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City Univer-sity of New York.

“Why was I there,” you asked? To discuss digital journalism. Begin-

ning in the late 1990s, I began receiving requests to speak about the future of digital journalism at conferences and schools of journalism throughout the U.S. and Canada. Large audiences would pack rooms as I discussed online video, vodcasts, podcasts, slideshows, hardware, software and more.

Like a lot of folks, I was enamored with the technology. I loved teaching folks how to use the software and gadgets needed to record and get videos online, create newspaper websites, and most of the hardware and software companies were more than happy to send me free samples of their products, in hopes I might include them in reviews.

Like a lot of folks, I was giddy with thoughts of how the Internet was going to change the newspaper business. At the time, we anticipated converting our print publications to digital publications, as-suming readers would gladly switch from paper to screen. We also assumed adver-tisers would be just as thrilled with the possibilities of digital media, and gladly pay hefty sums to fund our journalistic efforts.

It didn’t take long to realize print wasn’t going away, at least not as quickly as we anticipated back in those heady days. It was tempting to ignore the facts and move full-steam ahead into the digi-tal era, leaving print behind. Most of the folks I know who took that approach aren’t in the news business any more.

Most healthy papers came to realize the newspaper business isn’t an either/or proposition. For most newspapers, it became quickly evident that digital ad-vertising dollars couldn’t sustain their publications without a serious reduction

in staff and other resources.Sure, there’s the Wall Street Journal

and New York Times, but those are excep-tions to the rule, not the rule itself.

As recently as last week, a publisher of a very successful community paper emailed me to let me know he was signifi -cantly reducing his newspaper’s digital emphasis. In his words, he put pencil to paper and came to the conclusion there was very little fi nancial return based on the number of hours his staff was put-ting into their website and social media presence.

I still visit a lot of community newspa-pers, both dailies and weeklies. What I’m seeing is no increase in the digital efforts at most newspapers, especially commu-nity papers. Most have a website, with highlights of news. Most have a paywall for readers who want to see full stories. Most engage with social media, primarily Facebook and Twitter, to promote stories, share late-breaking news and attempt to draw readers and subscribers.

In the past, I noticed the majority of the publishers I visited felt like they were missing out on something. There was a feeling that “everybody” else had a handle on the whole digital thing, yet they were somehow left behind.

This seems to be another area where time seems to alleviate many of our mis-conceptions. Sure, newspapers still try to determine the right “mix” of print and digital efforts. Metros and other dailies might have a hard time existing without income from their online presence.

Most - notice I wrote “most” - commu-nity papers have come to the conclusion that digital media isn’t going to be their savior, at least not anytime in the near future.

So they offer online subscriptions. They get a little income, usually not much, from online advertisers. They use social media to promote print sub-scriptions. I’ve seen a few community newspapers make signifi cant income by livestreaming area high school ballgames and other events, with sponsorships from local advertisers.

It’s becoming more common, as I visit community papers, to see live broadcasts of news or news-makers, usually on a daily or weekly basis. In many cases, the focus of the effort is to enhance what is happening in the local newspaper, not replace it.

Do I think print will totally give way to digital in the near future? No, as I fi rst wrote ten years ago, print is going to be around for a long time. Do I think news-papers will give up on digital efforts? No,

of course not. Heck, even the cupcake shop down the street has a website. It’s a normal part of business.

Then what do I think is going to hap-pen? I think newspapers will continue to look for ways to incorporate digital efforts in ways to enhance their current products and, as time moves forward, fi nd even more ways to benefi t from their digital presence.

It’s my educated guess that we will continue to search for ways to benefi t from the digital side of our business, without throwing out the products that still bring in the most revenue and reach the widest audience.

Just a reminder: In the latest News-paper Institute survey of U.S. and Cana-dian newspaper publishers, more than 90 percent indicated print advertising is still their number one source of income. What was number two? Print subscrip-tions. Income from digital sources came in at a little under one percent of respon-dents.

So here’s my advice: Keep putting out a great newspaper. If it’s not great, fi gure out how to make it better. Look for ways to use your digital presence to increase readership and advertisers, but don’t think they will replace income from your most profi table product.

You’re not alone. Just about every-one is still trying to fi gure this digital thing out. Look at me. I started writing and speaking about digital news more than 20 years ago, and I’m still trying to fi gure it out.

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COUNTER STACKERS1 Stacker QUIPP 351 #9 1680-0 10/6/1998

FORKLIFTS / MAINT. LIFT1 Fork Lift (Electric) #3 HYSTER C114V01644F 3/31/86

Battery Chargers / Fork Lifts

1 PF1 Industrial Batt. Charger S18-600B3 PF-1023V22816 (On Pallet) 480VAC / 6A

2 Power Volt 18E200T JH35 11354475 480VAC / 36Volt

3 IBC Flex200 BA2519F 10G6429M 480VAC / 15A

4 Mac Phazer Batt. Charger 18MP975T 5013300 480VAC / 10A

Clamp Lifts/ Warehouse1 Mitsubishi #7 2FBC30 A2BC320137 12-31-97

Battery Chargers / Clamp Lifts

1 KW Battery Company (5) 18-1200F3B-22 K8570 480VAC/18A

2 Gould GFC18-1200T1 381CS08088 (On Pallet) 480VAC/15.5A

3 Hobart #(7) 865C3-18 388CS06351 480VAC/10.5A

PALLET JACKS

1 Jack (Electric) - 11 TOYOTA7HBW23 7HBW23-27646 10/6/06





6 Jack (Electric) Linde / EGU20-02 7101190430

7 Manual Jack



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8 Manual Jack

9 Manual Jack

10 Manual Jack

11 Manual Jack

12 Manual Jack

13 Manual Jack

PALLET JACK CHARGERS1 MAC Quantum 2200 01158240 12/31/84 480VAC / 24Volt

2 Gould GERR6-450-S1 E340508 12/31/84 480VAC / 4A

3 Patroit MAC PAC 1240 06119885 2006 120VAC

4 Patroit MAC PAC 1240 06119886 2006 120VAC

5 Patroit MAC PAC 1240 07301357 12/19/07 120VAC

LABELING EQUIPMENT1 AccraPly Model 5203HS 2008

2 Image Printer Model 2000 2008

HOPPER LOADERS1 Hopper Loaders GMA/AF 200 96.0200.22 #2 1996

SKID LEVELERS1 Skid Leveler-17 M2425S67FG42E41M01 116691-02 6/2/98 Rol-Lift

2 Skid Leveler-7 M2425S67FG42E41M01 116691-06 6/2/98 Rol-Lift

3 Skid Leveler-9 M2425S67FG42E41M01 116691-08 6/2/98 Rol-Lift

4 Skid Leveler-10 M2425S67FG42E41M01 102210 6/2/98 Rol-Lift

5 Skid Leveler-13 M2425S67FG42E41 160952-02 9/25/00 Rol-Lift



8 Skid Leveler - 16 Parts only

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TABLE JOGGERS1 Joggers SYNTRON /

2 Joggers SYNTRON /

3 Joggers SYNTRON /

4 Joggers SYNTRON /

5 Joggers SYNTRON /

6 Joggers SYNTRON /

7 Joggers SYNTRON /

8 Joggers SYNTRON /

9 Joggers SYNTRON /

10 Joggers SYNTRON /

FERAG CASSETTES Ferag 98 each

PRINT SHOP EQUIP

1 Offset Press, 2 color Multilith / 1862



4 Comb binding machine (manual) ibico AG HB24

5 Comb binding machine (electric) ibico AG EP21

KODAK NELA-CREO

1 Plate Loader 02953-01 & 02940-01 Two each

2 Plate Loader Cassettes Four each

NELA

1 Bender VCP-7411-02 BG707210

2 Bender VCP-7411-01 BG707205

3 Conveyors Various

GLUNZ & JENSEN

1 Pre-Bake Oven CPO 85 Three each



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2 Plate Processor Quartziii 85 Three each

AIR COMPRESSOR

1 1,000 cfm compressor Quincy QSI-1000

AIR DRYER

1 Air Dryer Quincy QFD 1650

2 Air Dryer Quincy QFD 1650

3 Air Dryer Quincy QPNC-500

PKG MAINT SHOP

1 Parts Washer BAC DM-32

2 15-1/2" drill press Craftsman (On a stand)

3 Hydraulic Press Dayton (3Z915)

4 Drill press Craftsman (Table mounted)

PRESS STITCHER

1 Inline stitcher Motterstitch Stitcher Model 103 KBA specific

SPARE MOTORS

13 HP, 3,400 RPM, 40 VDC motor, Type

GSADynamatic Adjusto Speed, Model

MO-200076-0903 Delivery bed motor for Harris

21.5 HP, 220/440 VAC, motor Frame

AEL-147Reuland, Model 8422-BX2754 Reel rotation motors

31.5 HP, 220/440 VAC, motor Frame

AEL-148Reuland, Model 8422-BX2755 Reel rotation motors

45 HP, 230/460 Vac, 1750 RPM, Frame

184 TCBaldor Super E, Model VEM 3665T New in box

55 HP, 230/460 Vac, 1750 RPM, Frame

184 TC Baldor Super E, Model VEM 3665T Used

61 HP, Gast Regenerative Blower, Model

R4310a-2; SPC 4265Used

775 HP, 230/460 VAC, 1770 RPM, Frame

365T Baldor Type 4272M, # M2551T New

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1APC CRAC1 NetworkAIR FM Series Model M40M-EKA-ESU, 40 kw, dual cooling unit

1GMA / SLS 2000 S/N: 96.2000.6, 5/17/96 24 head, double drop, upgraded software for double drop; new

spare computer; with Qunicy vacuum pump

Karl Schmidt ConveyorWaste conveyor w/ diverter and dual compactors; includes power and control panel; secton 1 = 61' 5-5/8", Section 2 = 58' 4-1/8",

Section 3 = 169' 6-3/16", Section 4 = 85' 1"





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