Civitas Media

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

Civitas Media, LLC
TypePrivate
IndustryNewspapers, marketing
Founded2012 (2012)
HeadquartersDavidson, North Carolina, United States
ProductsNewspapers
Number of employees
1,200[1]
ParentVersa Capital Management
Websitecivitasmedia.com

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. It kept the Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania[4][5] until it sold that newspaper in 2019.[6]

References

  1. Civitas Media, LLC. "Media Kit". Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. 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.
  6. Halpin, James (August 2, 2019). "North Carolina media company acquires Times Leader". The Citizens' Voice. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 22, 2020.


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