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Lincoln Journal Star company history timeline

1867

September 7, 1867 - First edition of the Nebraska Commonwealth.

1902

* The Lincoln Daily Star was established in 1902.

1931

* The Lincoln Star and Lincoln Evening Journal started collaborating in 1931 because of financial difficulties caused by the Great Depression.

1950

* The owners of the Star and Journal merged their non-editorial operations in 1950, forming the Journal-Star Printing Company.

1952

An artist's rendering shows outlines of the Journal headquarters at Ninth and P streets that was replaced by a new building opened in 1952.

1995

That changed in 1995 when Lee bought out the Seacrests, closed the evening newspaper and introduced an expanded Lincoln Journal Star.

2000

With the benefit of a new press and new production facility, the newspaper was redesigned in July 2000 and expanded again.

* The Journal Star opened a 110,000-square-foot production building, with a new press, on the corner of Ninth and Q in 2000.

2019

* Trinitas Ventures agreed to buy the Journal Star building at 926 P St in November 2019.

2020

Cedars broke ground in November 2020 and is raising funds for the $3.5 million, 3,800-square-foot expansion of its emergency youth shelter in southeast Lincoln.

2021

Orange construction fencing encloses part of Park Middle School in April 2021 adjacent to South Sixth Street, near where a new entry to the parking lot will be built.

Exterior of the newly opened Holiday Inn Express & Suites on Thursday, August 13, 2021.

2022

An artist's rendering shows plans for NorthStar Crossing, northeast of 27th Street and Folkways Boulevard, which The Lerner Co. says will have its first businesses open in early 2022.

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