Crowson Stone Printing--Not A Stone Age Printer

BY DENNIS E. MASON

A search for a modern printing company is not likely to begin in Columbia, SC. But it should end there, with Crowson Stone Printing.

Founded in 1923 as Crowson Printing, Crowson Stone became the state's first offset printer in the 1950s. Still a family operation, it is led by John K. deLoach III, the third generation on the Stone side of the business. The 50 Crowson Stone employees generate annual sales of nearly $6 million.