Adams Publishing Group Explained

Adams Publishing Group LLC
Type:Private, LLC
Industry:newspaper, printing, multimedia
Founded:2013
Hq Location:4095 Coon Rapids Blvd
Coon Rapids, Minnesota 55433 United States
Hq Location City:Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Hq Location Country:United States

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, the son of Stephen Adams, founded Adams Publishing Group in late 2013. 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]

Acquisitions

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 radio, television, and newspapers. His father, Stephen Adams, graduated from Stanford Business School in 1962 and owns a company that specializing in advertising and outdoor equipment. [21]

Media publications

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.[22]

APG East

Delaware

Florida[24]

Maryland

Michigan

North Carolina

Ohio:

Tennessee:

Virginia:

APG West

Idaho:

Montana:

Oregon:

Utah:

Washington:

Wyoming:

APG Central

Minnesota[25]

Wisconsin:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adams Publishing Group LLC. Bloomberg. February 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: About Adams Publishing Group. AdamsPG.com. February 8, 2020.
  3. Web site: APG acquires three newspaper divisions from ACM . 2014-08-22 . Dirks Vaneseen.
  4. Web site: ADAMSPUBGRadmin. Adams Publishing Group, LLC acquires Huckle Media LLC. 2018-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033217/http://adamspg.com/adams-publishing-group-llc-acquires-huckle-media-llc/. 2018-02-20. dead.
  5. Web site: Adams Publishing Group, LLC acquires Chronotype Publishing Company. 2018-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033152/http://adamspg.com/adams-publishing-group-llc-acquires-chronotype-publishing-company/. 2018-02-20. dead.
  6. News: Wells. Carrie. Weekly Dundalk Eagle newspaper sold. 7 October 2015. The Baltimore Sun. 6 January 2015.
  7. Web site: Hammer. Barb. Adams Publishing Group acquires The Post Community Media Group's Southern Maryland Newspapers and Comprint Military Publications. 2018-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033325/http://adamspg.com/adams-publishing-group-acquires-the-post-community-media-groups-southern-maryland-newspapers-and-comprint-military-publications/. 2018-02-20. dead.
  8. Web site: Hammer. Barb. Adams Publishing Group, LLC acquires McCraken Newspaper Group. 2018-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033238/http://adamspg.com/adams-publishing-group-llc-acquires-mccraken-newspaper-group/. 2018-02-20. dead.
  9. News: Adams Publishing Group buys Post Register, weekly publications . October 7, 2015. Post Register . Luke Ramseth.
  10. Web site: Hammer. Barb. Adams Publishing Group, LLC acquires Defiance Publishing Company, LLC. 2018-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220092211/http://adamspg.com/adams-publishing-group-llc-acquires-defiance-publishing-company-llc/. 2018-02-20. dead.
  11. News: 0190-8286. Harwell. Drew. Gazette papers in Montgomery, Prince George's to close. The Washington Post. 2015-07-02. 2015-06-12.
  12. http://www.yadkinripple.com/news/8178/adams-publishing-group-acquires-mount-airy-group-from-champion-media Adams Publishing Group acquires Mount Airy Group from Champion Media
  13. Web site: Hammer. Barb. Pioneer News Group selling media division to Adams Publishing Group. 2018-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220092256/http://adamspg.com/pioneer-news-group-selling-media-division-to-adams-publishing-group/. 2018-02-20. dead.
  14. Web site: APG acquires Cooke Communications. Grand Rapids Herald-Review. 2020-04-05.
  15. Web site: Romell . Rick . The Gazette, Janesville's daily newspaper, will be sold after 136 years in the Bliss family . 2023-04-05 . Journal Sentinel . en-US.
  16. Web site: Dietrich . Eric . 2022-10-24 . Adams Publishing purchases Yellowstone Newspapers chain . 2023-04-19 . Montana Free Press . en-US.
  17. Web site: Firing of Athens NEWS editor sparks backlash . 2022-03-03 . The New Political . en-US.
  18. Web site: A note from the APG Ohio president and publisher . 2022-05-02 . The Athens Messenger . en.
  19. Web site: 2022-05-18 . Bozeman journalists vote for Yellowstone News Guild . 2023-04-19 . en-US.
  20. Web site: Ehrlick . Darrell . 2023-02-16 . Bozeman Daily Chronicle journalists say company won't budge on pay, work hours . 2023-04-19 . Daily Montanan . en-US.
  21. Web site: Who are the Adams Family and Why are they buying newspapers by the dozen?. Poynter.org. February 11, 2020. October 23, 2017. Edmonds, Rick.
  22. Web site: APG Newsletter, August 2019. issuu.com. February 11, 2020.
  23. Web site: Newark Post. newarkpostonlin. February 11, 2020.
  24. Web site: Member Directory. Florida Press Association. February 11, 2020.
  25. Web site: Minnesota Newspaper Association, Directory. Minnesota Newspaper Association. February 7, 2020.

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