Fort Wayne Newspapers Inc. Press Project

MILESTONES
2006
06/01/06	Structural steel for building
11/20/06	Press ships from Japan
12/31/06	Building 99% complete
2007
01/12/07	Press arrives by truck

WELCOME

Welcome to the Fort Wayne Newspapers Press Project Web site, created to inform you about the construction of our new press and the magnificent structure that will house it. This site also offers a glimpse into the world of newspapers — from how a newspaper is put together daily to what changes you may see in the coming year.

The navigation bars at the top of this page will direct you to the following information:

OUR HISTORY: Find out about the origins of both The Journal Gazette and The News-Sentinel as well as how Fort Wayne Newspapers was formed.

CONSTRUCTION: See the construction process in real time through a live PRESS CONSTRUCTION CAMERA. Also, check out the press project milestones, facts and figures.

LOOKING AHEAD: Find out what changes are ahead as a result of the new press, such as what vastly improved color and reproduction capabilities will mean to The News-Sentinel and The Journal Gazette newspapers.

JUST FOR KIDS: Learn about the press, how a newspaper is made and much more. And check out our contests with chances to win great prizes.

LATEST NEWS

STEEL TOPPING CEREMONY(06/28/06)

Modern technology and ancient customs mingled June 28 at the topping out ceremony for Fort Wayne Newspapers' new press building on West Main Street at Van Buren Street.

The 47,000-square-foot building will house a 60-foot-tall, six-tower printing press, part of the $34.8-million expansion by the newspaper publishing company jointly owned by The News-Sentinel and The Journal Gazette.

Larry Weigand, president and owner of Weigand Construction, explained why the topping out ceremony which formally places the final steel beam at the highest level of the new building is an important milestone for big construction projects by explaining why that beam is hoisted into place topped by an American flag and a tree.
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The press building is being built. The curve of the window arch on the south side is being put into place. Rails at the top of the steel will hold a crane used for maintenance and to move equipment.

The press will ship from Japan. It will take nearly two months to get here by ship and truck. In the meantime, we have to get the building done before the press can be built inside it.

The building must be 99 percent complete. The press hall has to be 100% complete to accept the press.

The press arrives by truck. There will be five trucks a day, arriving at night. Van Buren Street will be closed, and the press will be taken off the truck and into the new press building from the building's southeast side. The press will be built from west to east and from bottom to top.

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