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The Dispatch Printing Company
 PROFILE
The Dispatch Printing Company name is synonymous with Ohio media. The company publishes "The Columbus Dispatch" and several Ohio-area magazines and community newspapers. Also active in broadcasting, its Dispatch Broadcast Group owns three TV stations: WBNS in Columbus, Ohio, and WTHR and WALV in Indianapolis. Its radio holdings include WBNS AM and FM in Columbus and the Radio Sound Network. The company owns part of the National Hockey League's Columbus Blue Jackets and has provided financing for the development of the team's arena. Other holdings include Dispatch Interactive Television, Dispatch Color Press (printing services), and TheBAG (home ad delivery). CEO John Wolfe and his family own the company.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 316.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 6.1%
Employees: 1,300
Revenue per employee: $243,153.85

 KEY PEOPLE
• John F. Wolfe
    CEO
• John Gilmore
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
34 S. 3rd St.
Columbus, OH 43215
US
Phone: 614-461-5000
Fax: 614-461-7571
Online: Web Site

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