At its recent Competing Through Quality Conference in Cincinnati, The New York Times recognized the 18 print sites that produce the national edition of the paper.

Rotary Offset Press in Kent, Wash., received top honors, with the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ann Arbor (Mich.) News, the Boston Globe and Ledger in Lakeland, Fla., also cited for their efforts.

Pictured above are representatives from The Times and Rotary Offset, left to right, Robert Barnes, production director, Judy Gross, vice president of publishing operations, and David Phurm, vice president and chief information officer, The New York Times; Ken Hatch, general manager, and Ken Miller, Rotary Offset Press; and Todd Socia, managing director, national production, The Times.
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