History:
In 1914, James H. Keefer took a chance and opened a small printing company at 921 Broadway in Fort Wayne. Five generations later—and nearly a century of advancements in the printing industry—the company is still family-owned and committed to serving a wide range of businesses and charitable organizations in our community. Yes, for more than 90 years our history has been entwined with the history of Fort Wayne. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.
1926
Keefer Printing Company is officially incorporated and relocates to 714 West Washington Blvd. to accommodate more equipment and larger print orders.1930
Son, J. Ver Keefer, takes over the business.1950s
The industry moves from letterpress printing to offset printing or lithography. The company is noted for printing newspapers for International Harvester and General Electric. The building was expanded twice to provide more space.1960-70
Son, James M. Keefer becomes owner and president. Installation of new offset presses changes the company’s focus to printing color brochures and catalogs for many of the city’s leading businesses and organizations.1983
Purchase of a large format, two-color press allows the company to meet the high-quality color printing demands of area advertising agencies.1991
Richard F. Keefer begins his tenure as president and owner. Purchase of a six-color press shifts the company’s focus to multi-color, high-quality printing.2002
Keefer Printing moves to its present location on Transportation Drive with 43,000 square feet of space and room to expand.