Bacon Lane Architect LLC is eager to share our updated project page on the website highlighting the new Pioneer Newspapers – Skagit Valley Publishing Facility. The Bacon Lane Architect LLC webpage has been expanded with numerous building construction photographs documenting the new facility project’s evolution. The project is nearing completion with the final efforts of construction focusing on finishes, details, … Continued
Front-Office Design RIGHTSIZING – Creates OPPORTUNITIES Plunging advertising revenue and increased operating cost are changing the way newspaper organizations operate. To substantially reduce cost, product size is being reduced, production is being consolidated and facilities are being closed. Historically, reductions in front office staff news reporters, advertising reps. and graphic artist were off limits. It … Continued
Bacon Lane Architect LLC joined Denk Associates Engineering with other local Coloradoans from States for a Team Building Session in Moab Utah the weekend of October 11, 2008. After the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel project went on hold, the Bacon Lane Architect LLC Office had to find the silver lining to the sudden amount of extra time on hand. It … Continued
Bacon Lane Architect LLC is excited to announce that there is a new “Residential Architecture” section under our projects tab on the website. Look to see more of our local States and regional residential projects information added to the website which have been completed or are currently in process. The goal with the new Residential Architecture section … Continued
What the 2008 ING conference said to Bacon Lane Architect LLC. Aside from a continued recognition that the newspaper industry is struggling to find its way in the 21st century, the conference provided two important lessons. Lesson #1, there is significant money to be saved in reduced energy consumption with the use of flourescent lights in your … Continued
What is a Flexible Newspaper Facility and how does the Architectural Design team plan for the future? The traditional approach to ultimate flexibility in the design of a flexible facility by Newspaper Architects has been to allow for additional space in the facility or the procurement of additional land such that the facility could be … Continued
Newspaper Production continues to get leaner and leaner. Formats are getting smaller and smaller with new cut-off’s and reduced web width, thus reducing the usage of raw materials. New equipment is allowing for significant reductions in waste generation and lower levels of staffing. Automation is allowing the newspaper to be touched fewer and fewer times … Continued
Upon reading the article by Chuck Moozakis, of Newspaper & Technology it becomes more clear that the industry surrounding newspapers is due to change forever. The real question is “Is this really a doomsday prophesy?” We believe not. What successful industry remains stagnant? We believe that ultimately all successful industries continuously transform their product to … Continued
