Since then it has become one of the leading centralized web plants in the state, printing 15 weekly newspapers and free community papers along with several monthly publications. Its products range from business cards to newspapers to four-color brochures. Sheet-fed work includes business cards, forms, letterheads and similar materials for business and industry. In addition to newspapers, its web press is used to produce newsletters and catalogs for the University of South Dakota, as well as for other businesses and organizations. It also has some state printing contracts.
Flashes produces a wide variety of products, mostly on newsprint.
Included in Flashes-produced products are ad supplements for newspapers, catalogs, directories, auto buyers' guides and various materials such as brochures, course listings, newsletters and newspapers for colleges and school systems. In recent years, Flashes has produced approximately 100 million printed pieces annually. In addition to its two commercial printing operations, MCC also prints for outside customers at its 18 daily community newspapers throughout the country. Broadcaster Press, Vermillion, S.D. Flashes Publishers, Allegan, Mich.