Jostens
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| Founder(s) | Otto Josten |
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| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Number of locations | 13 stores nationwide |
| Area served | National |
| Products | Class rings, yearbooks |
| Parent | Visant Corporation |
Jostens is an American company providing yearbooks and class rings[1] for various high schools and colleges as well as championship rings for sports,[2] including the Super Bowl rings.
Jostens also produced photobook products for Disney's PhotoPass photography service offered at Disney theme parks and resorts.[3]
Otto Josten founded the company as a watch-repair business in Owatonna, Minnesota, in 1897.[4] As well as its headquarters in Minneapolis, Jostens has facilities in Clarksville, Tennessee; Shelbyville, Tennessee; State College, Pennsylvania; Topeka, Kansas; Visalia, California; Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
In the late 1980s the company made an unsuccessful venture into computer systems.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Barmash, Isadore (2003). A Not-So-Tender Offer. Beard Books. pp. p. 23. ISBN 1587981718. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9xdFdnQ9R80C&pg=PA23&dq=Jostens+%2B%22class+rings%22&as_brr=3&sig=ib1EU5KJW9Ke6jKkycN762itFzY.
- ^ Harmon, Michael (2005). The Savvy Guide to Fantasy Sports. Indy Tech Publishing. pp. p. 18. ISBN 0790613131. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8CfbyPjAmnoC&pg=PA18&dq=Jostens+%2B%22class+rings%22&as_brr=3&sig=0liLDC9RjtxD7dujssW0v_lLuXA.
- ^ Hooper, Michael (January 27, 2007). "Jostens Inc. partners with Disney". Topeka Capitol-Journal. http://cjonline.com/stories/012707/bus_142074110.shtml..
- ^ "Jostens Investor Information". http://www.jostens.com/company/investor/index.asp.
- ^ Tushman, Michael L.; O'Reilly, Charles A. (1997). Winning Through Innovation. Harvard Business School Press. pp. p. 210. ISBN 1578518210. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b13iu1liuGcC&pg=PT81&dq=Jostens+%2B%22class+rings%22&as_brr=3&sig=xvuOFut6bx4AcREotSgneHblq_s#PPT81,M1.
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