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Conrad Press, Ltd. is a second-generation family-owned business
that was initially established in 1939 as a job printing and
newspaper publishing concern..The owners
and managers are brothers, John and Mike Conrad.
Their late father, Roy P. Conrad, was the retired
owner of the firm he helped to establish as the
Clarion Printing Co. prior to WWII.
Products and services offered at the
firms 120 N. Main Street location in
Columbia, IL include printing, copies and related
products and services. The company deals in
advertising specialties as well. The Conrad
familys newspaper background gives them a
broad perspective in the graphic arts and mass
communications in general.
The family owned the Monroe County Clarion,
The Columbia Star, the Millstadt Enterprise, The
Enterprise Shopper and the Monroe County Reporter
until July of 1987, when the newspaper portion of
their business was sold to the Suburban Journals
of Greater St. Louis. After the sale, the Conrad
brothers changed the name of their company from
the Clarion Printing Co. to Conrad Press, Ltd.
and moved to a different location in Columbia.
March 17, 2001, John Conrad and Ed Wienhoff launched the Monroe
County Independent, a newspaper with headquarters at Conrad
Press.
Conrad Press offers a broad variety of
services to business firms and individuals, from
routine printing jobs to complex business forms
and labels. The staff is also capable of design,
copy preparation, photography and mailing
services. Many organizations also rely on the
Conrads for public relations and marketing
consulting.
The Conrads are actively involved in civic,
social, church, sports and fraternal
organizations in the community
Conrad
A
family in business over 60 years without tax
breaks, rebates or billboards.
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