Jump to content
 







Main menu
    


Navigation  


●Main page
 ●Contents
 ●Current events
 ●Random article
 ●About Wikipedia
 ●Contact us
 ●Donate
  



Contribute  


●Help
 ●Learn to edit
 ●Community portal
 ●Recent changes
 ●Upload file
  







Search  



























●Create account

●Log in
 









●Create account
 ● Log in
  



Pages for logged out editors learn more  


●Contributions
 ●Talk
  


















Contents

   



(Top)
  


1 Acquisitions  




2 Disputes  




3 Adams family  




4 Media publications  


4.1  APG East  




4.2  APG West  




4.3  APG Central  






5 References  













Adams Publishing Group







Add links
  








●Article
 ●Talk
  
















●Read
 ●Edit
 ●View history
  







Tools
    


Actions  


●Read
 ●Edit
 ●View history
  



General  


●What links here
 ●Related changes
 ●Upload file
 ●Special pages
 ●Permanent link
 ●Page information
 ●Cite this page
 ●Get shortened URL
 ●Download QR code
 ●Wikidata item
  



Print/export  


●Download as PDF
 ●Printable version
  

















From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  

Adams Publishing Group LLC
Company typePrivate, LLC
Industrynewspaper, printing, multimedia
Founded2013
Headquarters4095 Coon Rapids Blvd
Coon Rapids, Minnesota 55433 United States,
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
,
United States

Key people

  • Mark Adams CEO
  • Nickolas Monico COO
    • Products
    • Newspapers
  • magazines
  • marketing
  • tourism & travel
  • printing
  • events
  • digital media
    • Websitewww.adamspg.com

    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[edit]

    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 PublishinginRice Lake, Wisconsin and Athens News (Athens, Ohio).[5] In 2015, Adams Publishing Group purchased the Dundalk EagleinMaryland.[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-NewsinDefiance, 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 NewsinVirginia 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 HeraldinWisconsin 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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Delaware[2]

    Florida[2][24]

    Maryland[2]

    Michigan[2]

    North Carolina[2]

    Ohio:[2]

    Tennessee:[2]

    Virginia:[2]

    APG West[edit]

    Idaho:[2]

    Montana:[2]


    Oregon:[2]

    Utah:[2]

    Washington:[2]

    Wyoming:[2]

    APG Central[edit]

    Minnesota[25][2]

    Wisconsin:[2]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Adams Publishing Group LLC". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "About Adams Publishing Group". AdamsPG.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  • ^ "APG acquires three newspaper divisions from ACM". Dirks Vaneseen. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  • ^ "Adams Publishing Group, LLC acquires Huckle Media LLC". ADAMSPUBGRadmin. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  • ^ "Adams Publishing Group, LLC acquires Chronotype Publishing Company". Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  • ^ Wells, Carrie (January 6, 2015). "Weekly Dundalk Eagle newspaper sold". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  • ^ Hammer, Barb. "Adams Publishing Group acquires The Post Community Media Group's Southern Maryland Newspapers and Comprint Military Publications". Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  • ^ Hammer, Barb. "Adams Publishing Group, LLC acquires McCraken Newspaper Group". Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  • ^ Luke Ramseth (October 7, 2015). "Adams Publishing Group buys Post Register, weekly publications". Post Register.
  • ^ Hammer, Barb. "Adams Publishing Group, LLC acquires Defiance Publishing Company, LLC". Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  • ^ Harwell, Drew (June 12, 2015). "Gazette papers in Montgomery, Prince George's to close". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  • ^ Adams Publishing Group acquires Mount Airy Group from Champion Media
  • ^ Hammer, Barb. "Pioneer News Group selling media division to Adams Publishing Group". Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  • ^ "APG acquires Cooke Communications". Grand Rapids Herald-Review. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  • ^ Romell, Rick. "The Gazette, Janesville's daily newspaper, will be sold after 136 years in the Bliss family". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  • ^ Dietrich, Eric (October 24, 2022). "Adams Publishing purchases Yellowstone Newspapers chain". Montana Free Press. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  • ^ "Firing of Athens NEWS editor sparks backlash". The New Political. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  • ^ "A note from the APG Ohio president and publisher". The Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  • ^ "Bozeman journalists vote for Yellowstone News Guild". May 18, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  • ^ Ehrlick, Darrell (February 16, 2023). "Bozeman Daily Chronicle journalists say company won't budge on pay, work hours". Daily Montanan. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  • ^ Edmonds, Rick (October 23, 2017). "Who are the Adams Family and Why are they buying newspapers by the dozen?". Poynter.org. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  • ^ "APG Newsletter, August 2019". issuu.com. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  • ^ "Newark Post". newarkpostonlin. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  • ^ "Member Directory". Florida Press Association. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  • ^ "Minnesota Newspaper Association, Directory" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

    • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adams_Publishing_Group&oldid=1226639373"
    Categories: 
    ●Newspaper companies of the United States
     ●Companies based in Tennessee
     ●2013 establishments in Minnesota
     Hidden category: 
    ●Use mdy dates from March 2022
      


    ●This page was last edited on 31 May 2024, at 23:16 (UTC).
    ●Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.


    ●Privacy policy
    ●About Wikipedia
    ●Disclaimers
    ●Contact Wikipedia
    ●Code of Conduct
    ●Developers
    ●Statistics
    ●Cookie statement
    ●Mobile view


    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki





    ●