Newspaper & Mailroom
Journal Sentinel Inc. Signs Three-Year Agreement to Print the Pioneer Press Publications for Sun Times Media Group
Tuesday 22. September 2009 - Journal Sentinel Inc. announced today that it has signed a three- year agreement to print all of the Pioneer Press Publications39 weekly newspapers serving Northeastern Illinois communities. The Pioneer Press Publications are owned by Sun Times Media Group. The publications will be printed at Journal Sentinels Burnham Street newspaper production facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Journal Sentinel Inc. is a Journal Communications (NYSE:JRN) company.
Sun Times Media Group expects to print about 156,000 weekly copies. Each issue of the tabloid-style newspapers averages 122 pages.
“We are proud to start serving Sun Times Media group and these exceptional publications,” said Elizabeth (Betsy) Brenner, president and chief operating officer of Journal Communications publishing group. “Pioneer Press Publications join other newspapers we serve like the Kenosha News, USA Today, La Raza, and the Chicago Reader.”
“This is another opportunity to strategically provide printing services within our geographic footprint,” said Royce Miles, executive vice president/operations of Journal Sentinel, Inc. “Weve effectively been able to leverage our state of the art facility to provide a competitive and high-quality solution for companies looking to outsource.”