Indiana company has agreement to acquire McCormick Armstrong
.jpeg "Once McCormick Armstrong’s sale to EP Graphics is final, McCormick is going to put its building at 1501 E. Douglas in the Douglas Design District on the market.")
UPDATED — As longtime McCormick Armstrong chairman and CEO Jake Shaffer promised last week, he has more to share about what’s happening with the company.
Employees were notified last week that operations are ceasing here. However, as it turns out, a small office will remain.
EP Graphics, which calls itself the largest web printer in Indiana, has an agreement to acquire Wichita’s almost 120-year-old McCormick Armstrong.
“McCormick Armstrong is a great strategic and cultural fit with EP Graphics,” said Tyler Kitt, EP’s president and CEO, in a statement.
“Our operations complement each other and we share a commitment to quality on-time delivery solutions.”
According to the statement, the companies “will begin an orderly transition to the EP Graphics plant in Berne, Indiana.”
An office will remain in Wichita for sales and customer service.
EP hasn’t said where that office might be. The McCormick Armstrong building at 1501 E. Douglas in the Douglas Design District is going to go on the market to be sold once everything is finalized.
Shaffer, who is retiring after 54 years with McCormick Armstrong, is looking at the sale positively.
“I am excited about the benefits and opportunities this provides to our customers and staff,” he said in a statement.
Kitt and the Muselman family own EP, which Christian Muselman started in 1925.
EP also has a sister company, DRG, that has a media division and a technology and fulfillment division.
This story was originally published February 28, 2019 at 11:11 AM.