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Civitas Media, LLC
Company typePrivate
IndustryNewspapers, marketing
Founded2012 (2012)
HeadquartersDavidson, North Carolina
Products30 daily newspapers
84 weekly newspapers and shoppers
Number of employees
1,200[1]
ParentVersa Capital Management
Websitecivitasmedia.com

Civitas Media, LLC is a Davidson, North Carolina-based publisher of community newspapers covering 11 Midwestern, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern states.

The company was formed in 2012 via the merger[2] of Heartland Publications, Impressions Media, Ohio Community Media, and Freedom Communications's central division.[3]

In 2017, Civitas sold its newspapers in Ohio, Missouri, West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Oklahoma. They continue to own Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Civitas Media, LLC. "Media Kit". Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Versa Capital. "Versa Capital Announces the Formation of Civitas Media, LLC" (Press release). Versa Capital. Retrieved April 10, 2017 – via Business Wire.
  3. ^ "Freedom sells Alton Telegraph to Philly firm". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Quarterly Updates - 2nd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. June 30, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Quarterly Updates - 3rd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.