Adams Publishing Group


Adams Publishing Group LLC is a company that provides publishing services, including newspapers, periodicals, and website publishing in the United States. Its corporate headquarters is located in Greeneville, Tennessee. Mark Adams, the son of Stephen Adams, founded Adams Publishing Group in late 2013 and his father is chairman of the board. In March 2014, APG began to acquire newspapers and media related businesses. As of 2020, it owned more than 127 newspapers in 15 states and the District of Columbia and employed more than 2,300 employees.

Acquisitions

In 2014, Adams Publishing Group acquired 34 publications from American Consolidated Media. Later in 2014, Adams Publishing acquired newspapers in southern Minnesota from Huckle Publishing including Chronotype Publishing in Rice Lake, Wisconsin and Athens News. In 2015, Adams Publishing Group purchased the Dundalk Eagle in Maryland.
In 2015, Adams purchased Southern Maryland Newspapers and Comprint Military Publications from The Washington Post. In October 2015, Adams purchased the newspapers of the McCraken Newspaper Group, which included the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and the Laramie Boomerang. 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. In December 2015, Adams purchased The Crescent-News in Defiance, Ohio. 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.
In 2017, Adams acquired a group of newspapers in Mount Airy, North Carolina and The Carroll News in Virginia from Champion Media. In October 2017, Adams announced its acquisition of the Pioneer News Group.
In 2018, Adams acquired Cooke Communications. In June 2019, Adams purchased the Janesville Gazette and the Marinette Eagle Herald in Wisconsin from Bliss Communications.

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. The family's net worth has been estimated to be over a billion dollars.

Media publications

Adams Publishing Group has three Divisions: East, Central, and West. 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.

APG East

Delaware
Florida
Maryland
Michigan
North Carolina
Ohio:
Tennessee:
Virginia:
Idaho:
Montana:
Oregon:
Utah:
Washington:
Minnesota
Wisconsin:
Wyoming: