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City councilors agreed to consider changing the city’s development rules to help commercial printer J.S. McCarthy continue growing. The printing firm recently acquired two out-of-state printing companies and plans to bring printing work from those sites to Augusta (ME). The company, to accommodate the extra work and become more efficient, also plans a $5 million expansion to make room for a state-of-the-art printing press now being built in Japan.

However, the 22,000-square-foot expansion at J.S. McCarthy’s existing plant in the Augusta Business Park would not meet the company’s desired timeline if it has to follow the city’s current development

Missouri Publisher Making Headlines Jefferson City, MO—The News Tribune Co., publisher of dailies and weeklies in Missouri’s capital city, recently went on edition with its new MAN Roland UNISET 75. The press is the centerpiece of an all-new $14 million production facility. The News Tribune’s UNISET 75 is configured with four reel stands, 32 couples and a 2:3:3 folder. As it was activated, a 32-year-old Goss system was decommissioned. CALIFORNIA CITY OF INDUSTRY—Ultimate Paper Box has invested in a new six-color, 40˝ Mitsubishi Diamond 3000LX sheetfed press with aqueous coater. FRESNO—Corporate Express Document & Print Management, based in Omaha, NE, has signed a lease for 110,500 square