Black Press Media’s mother or father firm, Carpenter Media Group, acquired Phillips Media Group’s portfolio in August.
By the acquisition, Carpenter Media Group acquired 16 group newspapers in Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois, in addition to Nowata Printing Firm in Springfield, Mo.
The titles embody: the Quincy Herald-Whig in Illinois; in Arkansas, the Baxter Bulletin, the Harrison Day by day Occasions and the Newton County Occasions; in Missouri, the Massive Nickel, the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, the Buffalo Reflex, the Cedar County Republican, the Christian County Headliner Information, the Kirksville Day by day Specific, the Marshfield Mail, NEMO Dealer, the Sedalia Democrat, the Warrensburd Star-Journal, the West Plains Day by day Quill and the Hannibal Courier Put up.
“It has been a pleasure to personal and function these nice publications. Their future might be in good arms with Carpenter Media Group, an organization targeted on persevering with the custom of offering a top quality newspaper for his or her native communities,” stated Rupert Phillips, Phillips Media Group’s president and CEO.
Todd Carpenter, the chairman of Carpenter Media, stated the corporate feels lucky to succeed Rupert Phillips and his groups in every group.
“To work with a gaggle like it is a pleasure and privilege due to the standard of the corporate, the individuals and the nice foundations they put down.”
Carpenter Media Group, in June, additionally acquired Oregon’s largest newspaper group. The corporate now owns and manages greater than 250 titles in Canada and the U.S.