BOLINGBROOK, Ill., June 13 -- Banta Publications Group, a division of Banta Corporation, a technology and market leader in printing and supply-chain management, today announced the opening of its new multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art distribution center which will provide co-mailing services. It is located in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook. Banta's new service will provide significant savings to special-interest magazine publishers by merging different magazines into a common mail stream for superior postal discounts, creating a critical mass and allowing customers to achieve the lowest possible postal rates. Publishers in the short-run, special-interest magazine market will benefit from Banta's competitive and flexible co-mailing solutions. Banta's co-mailing capabilities are designed to make it faster, easier and more profitable for publishers to distribute their magazines. Unique benefits provided include transparent and easy setup, compressed schedules to allow faster time to market, flexible label and addressing options and cost-saving structures. "We are proud of this new investment in our customers," said Kim Williams, president of Banta Publications Group. "Banta's comprehensive printing and digital imaging solutions are already world class. With the addition of this state-of-the-art facility and capabilities, our distribution solutions are now a cut above the competition. We are committed to helping publishers create magazines with speed and cost efficiency to satisfy both advertisers and subscribers. This facility is a true testament to that commitment. We have already seen tremendous response from our customers and we've heard from potential customers that this capability makes Banta an even more attractive option for them."