Sandhills Publishing Company is a privately held American magazine

Magazine

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 publishing

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 company. It publishes trade and consumer publications for the computer, trucking, agriculture, aircraft, and heavy machinery industries. Its monthly technology-themed publications are Computer Power User

Computer Power User

Computer Power User is a monthly computing and technology magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It has been in circulation since December 2001.-Content:...

("CPU"), SmartComputing

SmartComputing

SmartComputing is a monthly computing and technology magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It was formerly known as PC Novice, and the first issue rolled out in 1990.-Content:...

(formerly known as PC Novice), PC Today

PC Today

PC Today is a monthly mobile computing and technology magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.-Content:The article and editorial content focuses primarily around mobile and wireless technologies, notebooks, mobile phones, PDAs, Windows, and office and home...

and First Glimpse

First Glimpse

First Glimpse is a monthly consumer electronics magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The magazine was known as CE Lifestyles before a name change in early 2006.-Content:...

(formerly known as CE Lifestyles). Its trade publications are Processor, Controller, Executive Controller, CharterHub, TractorHouse, Machinery Trader and Truck Paper. Sandhills also produces an occasional SmartComputing reference series publication. Discontinued publications include PC Modder, the former CPU reference series.

The company was first established by Tom and Rhonda Peed as "Peed Corp." in 1978 in Webster City

Webster City, Iowa

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, Iowa

Iowa

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. In 1985, the headquarters were relocated to a 68 acres (275,186.5 m²) campus in the Highlands neighborhood of Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

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, Nebraska

Nebraska

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, where they remain. There are currently four buildings on the campus. In June 2000, Sandhills added a data redundancy center in Scottsdale

Scottsdale, Arizona

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, Arizona

Arizona

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. According to the company's web site, Sandhills has more than 450 employees.