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Edgar T. Coene, Group C Founder And Chairman, Dies At 83

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A self-made publishing entrepreneur, Coene launched two national trade magazines that still lead their fields after decades of publication, Business Facilities and Today’s Facility Manager. Ed attended Cornell University in Ithaca, NY on a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship and earned a degree in mechanical engineering.

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FEATURE STORY: A Life in Publishing – Business Facilities’ 40th Anniversary

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Ed found a partner and started publishing a series of industrial buyers guides, which he described as “mini-Thomas Registers.” Just as the enterprise began to build up a head of steam, Ed’s partner defected to the actual Thomas Register, leaving Ed with the task of repaying the loans from the buyers guide venture.