AAN News
Creative Loafing Seeks to Be Free of Cox Enterprisesnew
Ben Eason, CEO of Creative Loafing Inc., confirmed last week that his company's board has agreed to buy out Cox's minority stake in the alt-weekly chain, Steve Fennessy reports in Creative Loafing Atlanta. In addition to the Atlanta paper, the alt-weekly chain publishes newspapers in Charlotte, Tampa and Sarasota. Cox bought a 25 percent stake in Creative Loafing in 2000, but friction resulted when the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a Cox-owned daily, launched its own free entertainment weekly last year. Eason says that if all goes well, the deal could be completed by mid-July.
Creative Loafing Atlanta |
06-15-2004 8:24 pm |
Industry News
Economy Hits Alt-Weekly Bottom Lines
Alternative newsweeklies are feeling the one-two punch of war and recession. National advertising is down across the board, but classifieds are providing a cushion. While several papers have had to lay off employees, others are taking the opportunity to add sales staff.
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Seth Wharton |
10-25-2001 8:19 am |
Industry News
Creative Loafing Sells Greenville, S.C., Papernew
Ben Eason, president of Creative Loafing Inc., has sold Creative Loafing of Greenville, S.C. , a non-AAN alt pub, to his mother, Debby Eason, founder of the chain; Lori Coon, publisher of the Greenville paper; and Kyle Sims, publisher of the Savannah, Ga., edition of Creative Loafing. Ben Eason says his mother now owns 51 percent of the Greenville paper and that he wants to concentrate on bigger markets. Also, former Loafing writer Greg Land joins Time magazine as an Atlanta correspondent.
Atlanta Business Chronicle |
09-04-2001 6:42 am |
Industry News
Ben Eason Says Sugg Will Set Atlanta "On Fire"new
Ben Eason, president of Creative Loafing Inc., tells the Atlanta Business Chronicle that John Sugg will "set [Atlanta] on fire" when he arrives later this month. Sugg is moving to Atlanta from Tampa, Fla., to help improve Creative Loafing Atlanta's investigative writing and to write his own column, Eason tells the business paper.
Atlanta Business Chronicle |
07-31-2001 11:51 am |
Industry News
Creative Loafing to Sell Minority Interest to Cox
Founders' children to retain majority control of company.
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Christine Iwan |
09-27-2000 11:50 am |
Industry News
Creative Loafing Founder Sells Company to Her Children
Deborah Eason relinquishes control of third largest alternative-newspaper chain.
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Christine Iwan |
07-06-2000 11:50 am |
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