A Giant Moves On

Today it is the largest university in-plant in the country, according to IPG's Top 50. After 130 years of operation, it's also one of the oldest.

And it's being forced to move.

Its building, it seems, is now a hot commodity. Constructed in 1939 in an elaborate Art Deco style, the facility features a terrazzo floor and a spiral staircase in the lobby, and a redwood-block floor and skylights in the production area. The City of Berkeley wants to develop the historic property into a hotel/conference center. The university hopes to erect a museum. As the fight over the site continues, Printing Services is in the process of vacating the premises.