MESABI DAILY NEWS Staff Report MINNEAPOLIS — The Adams Publishing Group, LLC, owner of the Mesabi Daily News, has bought the assets of Chronotype Publishing Co. located in Rice Lake, Wis. The purchase includes the Chronotype, northwestern Wisconsin’s largest weekly newspaper, and The Early Bird, a weekly shopper. The expansion by family-owned APG follows the July acquisition of Huckle Media in southern Minnesota with 10 community newspapers, 17 websites, shopping guides, magazines, a digital agency and commercial printing facilities. Prior to that, APG acquired three divisions of American Consolidated Media located in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio and Maryland with 34 print publications and related media operations. Along with the MDN, the northern Minnesota properties acquired by APG include the Hibbing Daily Tribune, Grand Rapids Herald-Review, Chisholm Tribune Press, the Pilot Independent in Walker and Manney’s Shopper. “We are excited to continue our expansion in the wonderful state of Wisconsin,” said Stephen Adams, chairman of APG. The APG-Wisconsin division is led by Jeff Patterson, a 25-year veteran of the newspaper industry. Chris Knight, president and publisher of APG Media Minnesota, resides in Virginia. APG was founded by Minneapolis native Stephen Adams. He is the youngest son of longtime CBS/WCCO television/radio personality and Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Cedric Adams. In addition to newspapers, the family owns radio stations, the nation’s largest privately-held outdoor advertising company, magazines and commercial printing businesses. It also has owned television stations and currently owns other non-media businesses, including Camping World/Good Sam Enterprises. “Our roots are long and deep in Minnesota, and we’re very pleased to be expanding our newspaper holdings in Wisconsin,” said Adams. The company is based in St. Louis Park, Minn.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 14:51:30 +0000
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