Gannett Central New York Production Facility
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The Gannett Central New York Production Facility is a newspaper
printing, production and distribution center located in Johnson City
, New York
, United States
.
The facility, which is owned by Gannett, will provide production services for the company's three newspapers in Central New York: The Ithaca Journal
, the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin and the Elmira
Star-Gazette
.
The Ithaca Journal was the first newspaper to be fully produced at the facility, beginning June 12, 2006.
The building's press was manufactured by Koenig & Bauer
and features eight print towers and 10 reel stands. The press is 150 feet long and 57 feet tall, the equivalent of a six-story building. The press allows for full color on every page of each of the publications printed on it and can print 75,000 newspapers an hour http://www.gannettcnyprint.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060608/GANNETTCNYPRINT/606120302/1046.
The Gannett Central New York Production Facility is located just off Route 17
on the site of a former factory. Construction on the building began in 2004 and the press was installed starting in September 2005.
Total cost of the facility and press was $
50 million http://www.gannettcnyprint.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060608/GANNETTCNYPRINT/606120309/1046.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
printing, production and distribution center located in Johnson City
Johnson City, New York
Johnson City is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 15,535 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
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The facility, which is owned by Gannett, will provide production services for the company's three newspapers in Central New York: The Ithaca Journal
The Ithaca Journal
The Ithaca Journal is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper published in Ithaca, New York. It is locally edited and printed in Johnson City, New York and publishes Monday through Saturday. It has been owned by Gannett since 1912.-Daily newspaper:...
, the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin and the Elmira
Elmira
Elmira may refer to the following places:In Canada:* Elmira, Ontario* Elmira, Prince Edward IslandIn the United States:* Elmira, California* Elmira, Indiana* Elmira, Michigan* Elmira, Missouri* Elmira, New York...
Star-Gazette
Star-Gazette
The Star-Gazette is the major newspaper for Elmira, New York. Based in Elmira, the publication is owned by the Gannett Corporation.-History:...
.
The Ithaca Journal was the first newspaper to be fully produced at the facility, beginning June 12, 2006.
The building's press was manufactured by Koenig & Bauer
Koenig & Bauer
Koenig & Bauer AG is a German company that makes printing presses based in Würzburg. It was founded by Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer in Würzburg in 1817, making it the oldest printing press manufacturer in the world....
and features eight print towers and 10 reel stands. The press is 150 feet long and 57 feet tall, the equivalent of a six-story building. The press allows for full color on every page of each of the publications printed on it and can print 75,000 newspapers an hour http://www.gannettcnyprint.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060608/GANNETTCNYPRINT/606120302/1046.
The Gannett Central New York Production Facility is located just off Route 17
New York State Route 17
New York State Route 17 is a state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States...
on the site of a former factory. Construction on the building began in 2004 and the press was installed starting in September 2005.
Total cost of the facility and press was $
Dollar
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50 million http://www.gannettcnyprint.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060608/GANNETTCNYPRINT/606120309/1046.