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The '''John Gottschalk Freedom Center''' is a newspaper production facility located at 14th Street and Capitol Avenue in [[Downtown Omaha|Downtown]] [[Omaha]], [[Nebraska]]. Built for the ''[[Omaha World-Herald]]'', the building is considered to be one of the most automated and technologically advanced newspaper facilities in the world.<ref>McMeekin, T. "Integration key to smooth operations at Omaha World-Herald," ''Newspapers and Technology.'' Retrieved 7/24/08.</ref><ref>[http://www.lmcc.com/news/winter2001/winter2001-6.asp ""The Omaha World-Herald John Gottschalk Freedom Center: State of the Art, Concrete-Rich Challenge,"], L&M Construction Chemicals ''Concrete News''. Retrieved 8/25/08. {{wayback|url=http://www.lmcc.com/news/winter2001/winter2001-6.asp |date=20070810041415 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.owh.com/inside-page.php?id=tours "Tours"], ''[[Omaha World-Herald]]'' company website. Retrieved 7/24/08{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref> The Freedom Center has been labeled a "catalyst" in the redevelopment of Downtown Omaha,<ref>[http://www.selectgreateromaha.com/Greater-Omaha-Development-Downtown-Development.aspx "Downtown development"], Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership. Retrieved 7/25/08.</ref><ref>[http://www.huduser.org/periodicals/USHMC/fall00/grplains.html "Great Plains"], U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research. Retrieved 7/25/08.</ref> along with such other new downtown development as the opening of the [[Missouri River|Missouri riverfront]], the [[First National Center]], the [[Qwest Center Omaha|Omaha Convention Center and Arena]] and the [[Gallup University]] campus.<ref>Kotock, C.D. [http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1636&u_sid=971102 "How Omaha looks is serious business"], ''Omaha World-Herald.'' January 11, 2004. Retrieved 7/25/08. {{wayback|url=http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1636&u_sid=971102 |date=20061110203249 }}</ref> The facility covers four blocks, and houses the new shaftless printing presses, material handling center, assembly equipment, and a parking garage.<ref>[http://email.asce.org/aei/MayJune06.htm "2006 Architectural Engineering Conference Keynote Speakers"], Architectural Engineering Institute. May/June 2006. Retrieved 7/25/08.</ref>
The '''John Gottschalk Freedom Center''' is a newspaper production facility located at 14th Street and Capitol Avenue in [[Downtown Omaha|Downtown]] [[Omaha]], [[Nebraska]]. Built for the ''[[Omaha World-Herald]]'', the building is considered to be one of the most automated and technologically advanced newspaper facilities in the world.<ref>McMeekin, T. "Integration key to smooth operations at Omaha World-Herald," ''Newspapers and Technology.'' Retrieved 7/24/08.</ref><ref>[http://www.lmcc.com/news/winter2001/winter2001-6.asp ""The Omaha World-Herald John Gottschalk Freedom Center: State of the Art, Concrete-Rich Challenge,"], L&M Construction Chemicals ''Concrete News''. Retrieved 8/25/08. {{wayback|url=http://www.lmcc.com/news/winter2001/winter2001-6.asp |date=20070810041415 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.owh.com/inside-page.php?id=tours "Tours"], ''[[Omaha World-Herald]]'' company website. Retrieved 7/24/08 {{wayback|url=http://www.owh.com/inside-page.php?id=tours |date=20071223084920 }}</ref> The Freedom Center has been labeled a "catalyst" in the redevelopment of Downtown Omaha,<ref>[http://www.selectgreateromaha.com/Greater-Omaha-Development-Downtown-Development.aspx "Downtown development"], Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership. Retrieved 7/25/08.</ref><ref>[http://www.huduser.org/periodicals/USHMC/fall00/grplains.html "Great Plains"], U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research. Retrieved 7/25/08.</ref> along with such other new downtown development as the opening of the [[Missouri River|Missouri riverfront]], the [[First National Center]], the [[Qwest Center Omaha|Omaha Convention Center and Arena]] and the [[Gallup University]] campus.<ref>Kotock, C.D. [http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1636&u_sid=971102 "How Omaha looks is serious business"], ''Omaha World-Herald.'' January 11, 2004. Retrieved 7/25/08. {{wayback|url=http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1636&u_sid=971102 |date=20061110203249 }}</ref> The facility covers four blocks, and houses the new shaftless printing presses, material handling center, assembly equipment, and a parking garage.<ref>[http://email.asce.org/aei/MayJune06.htm "2006 Architectural Engineering Conference Keynote Speakers"], Architectural Engineering Institute. May/June 2006. Retrieved 7/25/08.</ref>


== Design ==
== Design ==

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John Gottschalk Freedom Center
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General information
TypeProduction facility
Architectural styleModern
LocationOmaha, Nebraska
CompletedAugust 31, 2001
OwnerOmaha World-Herald
Design and construction
Architect(s)HDR, Inc.

The John Gottschalk Freedom Center is a newspaper production facility located at 14th Street and Capitol Avenue in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Built for the Omaha World-Herald, the building is considered to be one of the most automated and technologically advanced newspaper facilities in the world.[1][2][3] The Freedom Center has been labeled a "catalyst" in the redevelopment of Downtown Omaha,[4][5] along with such other new downtown development as the opening of the Missouri riverfront, the First National Center, the Omaha Convention Center and Arena and the Gallup University campus.[6] The facility covers four blocks, and houses the new shaftless printing presses, material handling center, assembly equipment, and a parking garage.[7]

Design

The facility was opened in August 2001, and cost almost $125 million to build.[8] It consists of three structures designed by HDR, Inc. They include a five-level, 321,000-square-foot (29,800 m2) press hall featuring 3 MAN Roland presses from Germany; a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) paper-storage facility capable of storing 3,000 rolls of newsprint and a 600-stall parking garage. Large portions of the exterior are glass, allowing downtown traffic to see the storage facility and presses.[9]

The storage facility/press hall is connected by a tunnel than runs underneath 13th Street. Most newspaper facilities of this size have been built on greenfield sites. The Omaha World-Herald was dedicated to keeping its newspaper facilities downtown, which required a more vertical structure, and the underground tunnel. Transfer Vehicle System (TVS) robotic vehicles are used to deliver newsprint to the press.[10][11]

The presses weigh 1,661 U.S. tons and can produce 75,000 newspapers per hour. The John Gottschalk Freedom Center produces four editions of the Omaha World-Herald daily, in addition to a Sunday edition and daily editions of the Daily NonPareil for neighboring Southwest Iowa.

Construction of the modern facility served as the impetus for redesigning the layout of the actual newspaper.[12]

References

  1. ^ McMeekin, T. "Integration key to smooth operations at Omaha World-Herald," Newspapers and Technology. Retrieved 7/24/08.
  2. ^ ""The Omaha World-Herald John Gottschalk Freedom Center: State of the Art, Concrete-Rich Challenge,", L&M Construction Chemicals Concrete News. Retrieved 8/25/08. Template:Wayback
  3. ^ "Tours", Omaha World-Herald company website. Retrieved 7/24/08 Template:Wayback
  4. ^ "Downtown development", Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership. Retrieved 7/25/08.
  5. ^ "Great Plains", U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research. Retrieved 7/25/08.
  6. ^ Kotock, C.D. "How Omaha looks is serious business", Omaha World-Herald. January 11, 2004. Retrieved 7/25/08. Template:Wayback
  7. ^ "2006 Architectural Engineering Conference Keynote Speakers", Architectural Engineering Institute. May/June 2006. Retrieved 7/25/08.
  8. ^ "The Omaha World-Herald Freedom Center Grand Opening Ceremonies: September 1, 2001", OmahaHistory.com. Retrieved 7/25/08.
  9. ^ "Omaha World-Herald Freedom Center", HDR Inc. Retrieved 7/25/08.[failed verification]
  10. ^ "'Scary smart' students pass the grade during paper's security audit", University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Information Science and Technology. Retrieved 7/25/08.[failed verification]
  11. ^ Moozakis, C. "Newspapers seizing automation with renewed sense of urgency", Newspapers and Technology. Retrieved 7/24/08.[failed verification]
  12. ^ Johnson, R. "Designing for readers: How the Omaha World-Herald’s redesign changed their thinking", Design Update. Fall 2002. Retrieved 7/25/08.

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