Ovid Bell Today

Today, The Ovid Bell Press would probably be unrecognizable to our founder. Gone are the hot metal type and the hand cart which delivered the mail to the Post Office. Several additions have more than quadrupled the size of the plant. Computers now assist our workers at almost every phase of production. More than 125 employees work over three shifts.

As one of the largest private employers in the county, The OBP has a significant economic impact on the community. While we pay competitive wages to our employees (and retention of workers proves this), customers from around the country benefit from the Midwest’s lower cost of living. The mid-Missouri area provides us with a well-qualified, energetic and motivated workforce.

Our reputation as a specialist in short-run periodical printing is a national one. Of the 200 titles regularly printed, most are from outside the area. In fact, only 20 customers are located in Missouri. Specializing in short-run magazines and journals, we are most efficient with print runs between 5,000 and 125,000 copies.