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neck of the woods | in the biz

mostly eliminates dependency on outside sources, other than for people in this community,” he says. “The employees at Blackstone have
supplies. They are able to print 10,000 hard cover books a day been treated like an extension of the family, and we all take great pride
and 20-25,000 paperbacks, accomplished in three work shifts. in the tremendous accomplishments we have made together."

As we walked through the production building, we viewed a A few years back, doomsayers predicted that print books would disap-
showcase wall proudly displaying numerous awards. We passed by a pear from the landscape, replaced by electronic readers – that peo-
massive soundboard, one of only a couple of its kind between Seattle ple would prefer swiping a screen to turning paper pages. Blackstone
and San Francisco. We stood in a large studio that allows actors to reen- Publishing is proof that the answer is a resounding No! Their success lies
act Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s current Shakespeare play, which is in knowing there is room for both, and in being innovative and tuned
recorded, complete with sound effects. to what readers want.

Blackstone’s campus encompasses three main buildings and several Blackstone titles can be found wherever books and audiobooks are sold!
storage buildings. One of their ongoing problems is the lack of space as
the company grows. New buildings have been constructed, and more
are on the drawing board. Total staff is about 225. COVID forced many Blackstone Publishing
to work from home and some of them will continue to do so. Some www.blackstonepublishing.com
may opt for a hybrid schedule, with others returning to the building.
Processes such as shipping obviously must be done onsite.

As we walked through various departments and observed people at
work, I commented on the calm I sensed, of things flowing smoothly.
Greg affirmed my assessment. "Having a successful family-owned and
operated publishing business located in Southern Oregon that rivals
many of the top publishers in NYC is a testament to the amazing

Miguel Barker, PA-C Mariana Cooper, PA-C Tim MacCurdy, MPAS, PA-C

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Dermatologic services are being offered at both our south Medford and Ashland offices by our providers, Mariana Cooper PA-C and

Tim MacCurdy MPAS, PA-C. We are also now offering Orthopedics services, thanks to our provider, Miguel Barker PA-C, offers full,
non-surgical, orthopedic care, injury care for acute phase injuries like fractures, sprains, and overuse injuries; as well as care for chronic
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