Jones & Bartlett Learning

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Jones & Bartlett Learning
Parent company Ascend Learning [1]
Founded1983 (1983) [2]
FounderDonald W. Jones, Arthur Bartlett [2]
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Burlington, Massachusetts [2]
Publication types Books
Nonfiction topicsEducational & Professional Publishing
Imprints
  • Informed (quick reference)
  • Tarascon (medical) [3]
RevenueUS$84 million (2007) [4]
Official website jblearning.com

Jones & Bartlett Learning, a division of Ascend Learning, [1] is a scholarly publisher. The name comes from Donald W. Jones, the company's founder, and Arthur Bartlett, the first editor.[ citation needed ]

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History

In 1988, the company was named by New England Business Magazine as one of the 100 fastest-growing companies in New England.[ citation needed ] In 1989, they opened their first office in London. In 1993, they opened an office in Singapore, and an office in Toronto in 1994.[ citation needed ] Their corporate headquarters moved to Sudbury, Massachusetts in 1995. [5] In 2011, Jones & Bartlett Learning moved its offices in Sudbury and Maynard, Massachusetts to Burlington, Massachusetts, sharing a building with other Ascend Learning corporate offices. [5]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Company Overview". Jones & Barlett Learning. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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  4. "Industry ranking". Jones and Bartlett. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007.
  5. 1 2 "Jones & Bartlett Learning expands into new office space in Burlington". Jones & Bartlett Learning. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2015.