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Jostens 
Founder(s) Otto Josten 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]
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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