Company Name: LSC Communications Book LLC
Location: Willard
Site Region: Northeast
Country of Origin
- Country: USA
- Region: Midwest
Industry Sector: Advanced Manufacturing
Company Profile: Lakeside Book provides comprehensive book printing, binding, and distribution solutions to publishers of all sizes. It services a wide variety of markets, including trades, government, healthcare, industrial catalogs, and all levels of education.
Company Website: https://www.lakesidebookcompany.com/
Project Summary:
Type of Project: Expansion
Jobs:
- Jobs committed: 100
- Jobs retained: 470
- Types of jobs: Advanced Manufacturing
Capital Investment: $18,000,000
Timetable: The new 64-page, 4-color offset, wide-web press is expected to be installed and running by July 2025.
Company Need:
The company was looking to purchase and install a new Lithoman press to utilize the latest book production technology in the United States.
Testimonial:
"By investing substantial private capital in this new press, we will further enhance our ability to deliver superior, comprehensive, and highly reliable solutions to our customers. We’re sending a clear message that we are doubling down on our great team of employees and the strong governmental support we have in Ohio. This project, and the new jobs it creates, allows us to adapt our Willard facility to the ever-changing dynamics in the printing industry, leveraging leading-edge technology."
- Lakeside Book Company CEO Dave McCree
Why Ohio?
The investment in new technology will enhance automation and set a new standard for efficiency and sustainability, reducing waste and minimizing environmental impact while retaining a proven workforce in Willard.
Ohio’s manufacturing sector employs over 600,000 skilled individuals, the third-largest manufacturing workforce in the United States. In addition, Ohio’s role as a leader in advanced manufacturing is more vital than ever as companies embrace new ways of making things with additive manufacturing, automation, advanced materials, and other new technologies.
Collaborators:
JobsOhio, Team NEO, Ohio Department of Development, Ohio Department of Transportation Jobs & Commerce, City of Willard, Huron County, Huron County Growth Partnership