Richard Wines

CANTON, OH—More than 350 jobs and over 50 years of printing tradition were scheduled to disappear February 15 with the closing of Danner Press, located here. Workers were gathered in a warehouse January 22 and told that unless Hess Management, which owns the company, could find a potential buyer, it would close its doors. The lackluster publishing industry and the U.S. economic downturn were cited as reasons behind the move. Hess Management, based in Austin, TX, also owns The Press of Ohio in nearby Brimfield, OH, and a pair of D.B. Hess print production facilities in Illinois. None of these facilities is expected to close. According to

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