There are plenty of "Wide Format Printers" available today. The aren't cheap. For around a $1000 you can get a 4-color Hp Designjet 111.
You can buy used printers on eBay. That is where I bought 5-different wide format printers. Be warned, certain older printers (HP Designjet 450c, 650c, 750c etc. won't work with newer operating systems).
Presently I'm using a 6-color photo quality HP 120C that can handle 125lb Tag sheets in 24 x 36 with ease.
Backup and standy for certain projects are 2-HP 450C printers that need a updated driver to work with Windows XP. They will not work with newer operating systems.
I would not recomend the HP 120C because of it having mechanical issues, unless you know how to fix it.
Mike