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GS Magazine, Cottages & Gardens Publications Sold

Jason Fell — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:45:40 -0400

The regional magazine M&A market saw a small spike in activity last week as two acquisitions were finalized.

Great Lakes Publishing Acquires Two Regional Titles

Jason Fell — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:48:45 -0400

Cleveland, Ohio-based Great Lakes Publishing recently added to its portfolio of regional magazines by acquiring Lake Erie Living and Over the Back Fence from LongPoint Media. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Regional Luxury Publisher Closes Tampa Bay Illustrated

Jason Fell — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:52:10 -0400

Florida luxury magazine publisher Palm Beach Media Group has suspended publication of Tampa Bay Illustrated. The November issue will be its last.

Media General Sells Virginia Business

Jason Fell — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:51:01 -0400

Newspaper publisher Media General has sold Virginia Business magazine to Virginia Business Publications, a newly-formed investment group that includes Bernard A. Niemeier, the magazine’s president and publisher.

Port City Life Relaunches as Maine

Vanessa Voltolina — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:14:37 -0400

Another title hit the crowded regional space today. Kevin Thomas, publisher of Maine Home & Design, which launched in 2006, partnered with editor Susan Grisanti Kelley to create new regional title Maine.

944 to Launch Editions in Atlanta, Detroit

Jason Fell — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:47:21 -0400

Not long after being named one of the fastest-growing magazine publishers in the U.S., 944 Media said it is expanding its brand further by launching editions in Detroit and Atlanta in October.

NCI Suspends Accent Home & Garden

Jason Fell — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:13:12 -0400

Lawrenceville, Georgia-based Network Communications Inc. has suspended publication of Accent Home & Garden magazine.

Florida Magazine Association Conference: From Parodies to Plagiarism to Social Media

Jason Fell — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:26:18 -0400

The Florida Magazine Association annual conference opened last Thursday with a keynote from Florida Trend publisher Bruce Faulmann. He concluded: “When people are doing parodies about what you do every day, you know you have some issues and some questions.”

A Regional’s Content Facelift Yields High Returns

Dan Trombetto — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:19:26 -0400

When RMS media purchased Northshore in the spring of 2005, “It was a staple-bound, 36-44 page advertorial-format magazine that looked like a direct mail piece,” says RMS Media Group president Rick Sedler.

Publisher Plans to Launch Regional Pet Title in Nearly 20 Markets

Jason Fell — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:08:23 -0400

At a time when magazines face evaporating ad sales, one small publisher has an ambitious plan to launch as many as 18 editions of a new enthusiast title over the next couple of years.