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She Keeps Her Best Work Under Cover

Record #:
7297
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Abstract:
John F. Blair founded John F. Blair, Publisher in Winston-Salem, in 1954, with a primary focus on books about North Carolina. When Blair died in 1986, Carolyn Sakowski had been with the company for nine months. She and a colleague approached the heirs with a plan to keep the publishing company running. John F. Blair, Publisher, repositioned itself with a focus on books from and about the Southeast. Sakowski has been company president since 1992. In 2003, the company had sales of more than $1 million and will soon publish its 400th title.
Source:
Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 7, July 2004, p22, il