| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Location | Clinton, Connecticut |
| Industry | Newspapers, marketing |
| Products | Daily and weekly newspapers |
| Fate | Merged |
| Key people | Michael Bush |
| Parent | The Wicks Group of Companies and Wachovia Capital Partners |
| Successor | Civitas Media |
| Website | heartlandpublications.com |
Heartland Publications was a Connecticut-based owner of small to medium market newspapers, and started out by acquiring 24 publications from Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.[1] located in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia. They acquired 5 additional publications from Mid-South Management Co., Inc. in 2005[2] and 2007,[3] located in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Heartland Publications filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009,[4] and left bankruptcy in 2010[5] under control of its creditors. It was acquired by Versa Capital Management in 2012,[6] and along with Freedom Central, Impressions Media, and Ohio Community Media, were consolidating into Civitas Media.
Newspapers published
References
- ^ Editor and Publisher, "CNHI Sells 22 Papers to McGinnis", archived from the original on April 24, 2017, retrieved April 23, 2017
- ^ Editor and Publisher, "Heartland Buys W. Va. Papers", archived from the original on April 24, 2017, retrieved April 23, 2017
- ^ Dirks, Van Essen & Murray, "Mid-South Management Co. Inc. Sold to Heartland Publications LLC", archived from the original on April 23, 2017, retrieved April 23, 2017
- ^ Editor and Publisher, "Heartland, Owner of 23 Papers, Declares Bankruptcy", retrieved April 23, 2017[dead link]
- ^ Editor and Publisher, "Heartland Publications to Emerge From Bankruptcy April 30", archived from the original on April 24, 2017, retrieved April 23, 2017
- ^ Business Wire (12 September 2012), "Versa Capital Announces the Formation of Civitas Media, LLC", retrieved April 10, 2017