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'''Jostens''' is an [[United States|American]] company, started by Otto Josten |
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, providing [[yearbooks]] and [[class ring]]s<ref>{{cite book |title=A Not-So-Tender Offer |last=Barmash |first=Isadore |year=2003 |publisher=Beard Books |isbn=1587981718 |pages=p. 23 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9xdFdnQ9R80C&pg=PA23&dq=Jostens+%2B%22class+rings%22&as_brr=3&sig=ib1EU5KJW9Ke6jKkycN762itFzY }}</ref> for various [[high school]]s and [[college]]s as well as [[championship ring]]s for sports,<ref>{{cite book |title=The Savvy Guide to Fantasy Sports |last=Harmon |first=Michael |year=2005 |publisher=Indy Tech Publishing |isbn=0790613131 |pages=p. 18 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8CfbyPjAmnoC&pg=PA18&dq=Jostens+%2B%22class+rings%22&as_brr=3&sig=0liLDC9RjtxD7dujssW0v_lLuXA }}</ref> including the [[Super Bowl]] [[Super Bowl ring|rings]]. |
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Jostens also produced photobook products for [[Disney's PhotoPass]] photography service offered at Disney theme parks and resorts.news|url=http://cjonline.com/stories/012707/bus_142074110.shtml|title=Jostens Inc. partners with Disney|last=Hooper|first=Michael |date=January 27, 2007|publisher=[[Topeka Capitol-Journal]]}}.</ref> |
Jostens also produced photobook products for [[Disney's PhotoPass]] photography service offered at Disney theme parks and resorts.news|url=http://cjonline.com/stories/012707/bus_142074110.shtml|title=Jostens Inc. partners with Disney|last=Hooper|first=Michael |date=January 27, 2007|publisher=[[Topeka Capitol-Journal]]}}.</ref> |
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| Founder | Otto Josten |
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| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 13 stores nationwide |
Area served | National |
| Products | Class rings, yearbooks |
| Parent | Visant Corporation |
Jostens is an American company, started by Otto Josten , 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.news|url=http://cjonline.com/stories/012707/bus_142074110.shtml%7Ctitle=Jostens Inc. partners with Disney|last=Hooper|first=Michael |date=January 27, 2007|publisher=Topeka Capitol-Journal}}.</ref>
Otto Josten founded the company as a watch-repair business in Owatonna, Minnesota, in 1897.[3] 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.[4]
References
- ^ Barmash, Isadore (2003). A Not-So-Tender Offer. Beard Books. pp. p. 23. ISBN 1587981718.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ Harmon, Michael (2005). The Savvy Guide to Fantasy Sports. Indy Tech Publishing. pp. p. 18. ISBN 0790613131.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ "Jostens Investor Information".
- ^ Tushman, Michael L. (1997). Winning Through Innovation. Harvard Business School Press. pp. p. 210. ISBN 1578518210.
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