Walsworth Publishing Company

Walsworth Publishing Company is a family-owned publishing company based out of Marceline, Missouri. Walsworth produces catalogs and periodicals, and is the only American- and family-owned publisher of yearbooks. It was started in 1937 by brothers William, Edward, and Don Walsworth. The current CEO of the company is Don's son, Don O. Walsworth, and the current president is his grandson Don Walsworth. The company operates from administrative offices and printing and binding facilities in Marceline, Missouri. Walsworth owns specialty book publisher Donning Company Publishers[2] and The Ovid Bell Press in Fulton, Missouri, a printer of journals and magazines.[3]

Walsworth Publishing Company
TypePrivate company
IndustryPublishing
Founded1937 (1937) in Marceline, Missouri
FoundersWilliam Walsworth
Don Walsworth
Edward Walsworth
Headquarters306 N. Kansas Avenue,
Marceline, Missouri
,
USA
Key people
Don O. Walsworth, CEO
ProductsYearbooks
RevenueUS$85.1 million (est.)[1]
Number of employees
1,250
WebsiteWalsworth.com

Company history

Walsworth Publishing Company is among the 35 largest printing companies in the United States. It is headquartered in Marceline, Missouri.[4]

In 1937, Don Walsworth settled in Marceline to print playbills[5] with a borrowed typewriter and a mimeograph machine. Soon the product line expanded to include cookbooks and, following World War II, memorial books to honor those who had served.[6]

In 1947,[7] Walworth began to produce yearbooks. In 1970, the commercial printing division was established to balance the cyclical yearbook[8] production schedule, adding textbooks, catalogs, magazines and other specialty publications to the Walsworth line.[9]

Walsworth is still a family-owned company that employs more than 1,250 people worldwide. Over 675 employees have attained Master Printer of America status.[10]

The company operates from administrative offices and printing and binding facilities in Marceline, Missouri, a prepress facility in Brookfield, Missouri, a sales and marketing office in Overland Park, Kansas, and a printing facility in St. Joseph, Michigan. Additionally, Walsworth owns the Donning Company Publishers in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a specialty book publisher, and The Ovid Bell Press in Fulton, Missouri, a printer of journals and magazines.[11]

In December 2019, the company announced plans to acquire the Wisconsin-based Ripon Printers.[12]

References
  1. http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/revenue-financial.WALSWORTH_PUBLISHING_COMPANY_INC.e539cc3fa7259e6e.html
  2. "Ovid Bell Press becomes Walsworth Fulton". Fulton Sun. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  3. http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/revenue-financial.WALSWORTH_PUBLISHING_COMPANY_INC.e539cc3fa7259e6e.html
  4. "Our History".
  5. http://www.webvent.tv/site/walsworth/3506
  6. "Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. | Encyclopedia.com".
  7. "History | Walsworth Yearbooks". www.walsworthyearbooks.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06.
  8. "Walsworth Optimizes Worflow with EskoArtwork Odystar".
  9. "Walsworth Publishing Co Inc - Company Profile and News". Archived from the original on May 10, 2009.
  10. "Sales Warm up Sponsors | College Sales Competition".
  11. http://pressreleases.kcstar.com/release/messages/68971/
  12. "Walsworth to acquire Ripon Printers on Dec. 31, operations to continue | Streetwise".


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