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Adams Publishing Group

American newspaper publisher, founded 2013 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Adams Publishing Group LLC (APG) is a company that provides publishing services, including newspapers, periodicals, and website publishing in the United States. Its corporate headquarters is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Mark Adams, son of late billionaire philanthropist Stephen Adams and his first wife, Virginia Ridgway (granddaughter of Ameriprise Financial (formerly American Express Financial Advisors) co-founder John Ridgway), founded Adams Publishing Group in late 2013 after a career in private equity. In March 2014, APG began to acquire newspapers and media related businesses. As of 2022, it owned more than 127 newspapers in 20 states and the District of Columbia.[1][2]

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Adams Publishing Group LLC
Company typePrivate, LLC
Industrynewspaper, printing, multimedia
Founded2013
Headquarters4095 Coon Rapids Blvd
Coon Rapids, Minnesota 55433,
United States
Key people
  • Mark Adams CEO
  • Nickolas Monico COO
Products
  • Newspapers
  • magazines
  • marketing
  • tourism & travel
  • printing
  • events
  • digital media
Websiteadamspg.com
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Acquisitions

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In 2014, Adams Publishing Group acquired 34 publications from American Consolidated Media.[3] Later in 2014, Adams Publishing acquired newspapers in southern Minnesota from Huckle Publishing including[4] Chronotype Publishing in Rice Lake, Wisconsin and Athens News (Athens, Ohio).[5] In 2015, Adams Publishing Group purchased the Dundalk Eagle in Maryland.[6]

In 2015, Adams purchased Southern Maryland Newspapers and Comprint Military Publications from The Washington Post.[7] In October 2015, Adams purchased the newspapers of the McCraken Newspaper Group, which included the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and the Laramie Boomerang.[8] In November 2015, Adams purchased the Post Company, which published the daily Idaho Post Register and weekly newspapers Shelley Pioneer, Challis Messenger, and Jefferson Star.[9] In December 2015, Adams purchased The Crescent-News in Defiance, Ohio.[10] In 2016, Adams purchased ECM Publishers, Inc, a Minnesota-based publisher of 50 community newspapers, and Jones Media, a Tennessee-based publisher of 10 community newspapers.[11]

In 2017, Adams acquired a group of newspapers in Mount Airy, North Carolina and The Carroll News in Virginia from Champion Media.[12] In October 2017, Adams announced its acquisition of the Pioneer News Group.[13]

In 2018, Adams acquired Cooke Communications.[14] In June 2019, Adams purchased the Janesville Gazette and the Marinette Eagle Herald in Wisconsin from Bliss Communications.[15]

In late 2022, Adams bought 13 small Montana newspapers from the Yellowstone Newspapers chain.[16] Adams already owned the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and Belgrade News in Montana.

Disputes

Adams Publishing Group fired the news editor of Athens (Ohio) News in February 2022 for running a warning that an advertisement placed by Adam's national ad desk for a collectible coin operation could be fraudulent.[17] Adams Publishing Group disputed the claims of the former editor of Athens (Ohio) News regarding the reasons surrounding the dismissal. [18]

In 2021, editorial staff at the Bozeman Daily Chronicle formed a union, the Yellowstone News Guild, to address low pay, high cost of living, ongoing furloughs and other disputes.[19] As of early 2023, the union was still negotiating with the company for its first contract.[20]

Adams family

Mark Adams, CEO, is a third generation media person. His grandfather, Cedric Adams, was active in CBS radio, television, and the Minneapolis Star/Tribune. His father, Stephen Adams, graduated from Yale and Stanford Business School in 1962 and owned numerous companies that specialized in advertising, publishing, bottling, banking, broadcasting, outdoor advertising, and the largest shareholder of publicly traded Camping World Holdings. [21]

Media publications

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Adams Publishing Group has three Divisions: East (Nickolas Monico, Divisional President), Central (Jeff Patterson, Divisional President), and West (Tim Gruber, Divisional President). The newspapers owned by APG in each division are listed below, along with the location of the newspaper and its publication frequency. APG also publishes numerous magazines and advertising publications.[2][22]

APG East

Delaware[2]

Florida[2][24]

  • The Arcadian, Arcadia, FL, Weekly
  • The Charlotte Sun, Port Charlotte, FL, Daily
  • Charlotte Sun Times, Port Charlotte, FL, Weekly
  • The Englewood Sun, Englewood, FL, Daily
  • The Florida Keys Free Press, Tavernier, FL, Weekly
  • The Key West Citizen, Key West, FL, Monday-Saturday
  • The North Port Sun, North Port, FL, Daily
  • The Punta Gorda Herald, Port Charlotte, FL, Weekly
  • The Venice Gondolier Sun, Venice, FL, Twice Weekly
  • West Villages Sun, North Port, FL, Weekly

Maryland[2]

Michigan[2]

  • The Gladwin County Record and Beaverton Clarion, Gladwin, MI, Weekly

North Carolina[2]

Ohio:[2]

  • The Athens Messenger, Athens, OH, Daily
  • The Athens News, Athens, OH, Twice weekly
  • Circleville Herald, Logan, OH, Daily
  • The Crescent-News, Defiance, OH, Daily
  • The Logan Daily News, Logan, OH, Daily
  • Perry County Tribune, New Lexington, OH, Weekly
  • The Pike County News Watchman, Waverly, OH, Twice weekly
  • The Vinton County Courier, McArthur, OH, Weekly

Tennessee:[2]

Virginia:[2]

  • Carroll News, Hillsville, VA, Weekly
  • Pentagram, Fort Myer, VA, Weekly

APG West

Idaho:[2]

Montana:[2]

  • Belgrade News, Belgrade, MT, Weekly
  • Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Bozeman, MT, Daily
  • Livingston Enterprise, Livingston, MT
  • Miles City Star, Miles City, MT
  • Glendive Ranger-Review, Glendive, MT
  • Lewistown News-Argus, Lewistown, MT
  • Dillon Tribune, Dillon, MT
  • Big Timber Pioner, Big Timber, MT
  • Laurel Outlook, Laurel, MT
  • Carbon County News, Red Lodge, MT
  • Big Horn County News, Hardin, MT
  • Stillwater County News, Columbus, MT
  • Terry Tribune, Terry, MT
  • Independent Press, Forsyth, MT
  • Judith Basin Press, Judith Basin, MT


Oregon:[2]

Utah:[2]

Washington:[2]

Wyoming:[2]

APG Central

Minnesota[25][2]

Wisconsin:[2]

  • Antigo Daily Journal, Antigo, WI, Daily
  • Ashland Daily Press, Ashland, WI, Weekly
  • Beloit Daily News, Beloit, WI, Daily
  • Cambridge News & Deerfield Independent, Cambridge & Deerfield, WI, Weekly
  • The Chronotype, Rice Lake, WI, Weekly
  • The Country Today, Eau Claire, WI, Weekly
  • The Courier, Waterloo & Marshall, WI, Weekly
  • Daily Jefferson County Union, Fort Atkinson, WI, Daily
  • DeForest Times-Tribune, DeForest, WI, Weekly
  • Eagle Herald, Marinette, WI, Daily
  • The Gazette, Janesville, WI, Daily
  • Herald-Independent & McFarland Thistle, Cottage Grove, Monona & McFarland, WI, Weekly
  • Lake Mills Leader, Lake Mills, WI, Weekly
  • Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, WI, Daily, Weekdays only
  • Lodi Enterprise & Poynette Press, Lodi & Poynette, WI, Weekly
  • Milton Courier, Milton, WI, Weekly
  • Price County Review, Park Falls, Phillips, WI, Weekly
  • Sawyer County Record, Hayward, WI, Weekly
  • Spooner Advocate, Spooner, WI, Weekly
  • Sun Prairie Star, Sun Prairie, WI, Twice Weekly
  • Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, WI, Daily
  • Waunakee Tribune, Waunakee, WI, Weekly

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