Black Press Media's parent group, Carpenter Media Group, has acquired Nebraska-based Enterprise Media Group.
Carpenter Media Group announced the acquisition Thursday (Jan. 30) that it would be acquiring Enterprise's 10 weekly newspapers and three total market coverage shoppers in Nebraska and Iowa.
Enterprise Media Group was founded more than 150 years ago as a single newspaper, growing to reach more than 40,000 readers across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. It's a sixth-generation family-owned company, led by Mark Rhoades and his son Chris.
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Carpenter Media Group chair Todd Carpenter shared Enterprise's commitment to community journalism and aims to strengthen it through the acquisition.
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The Nebraska-based publications include The Enterprise, Pilot-Tribune, Arlington Citizen, Oakland Independent, Lyons Mirror-Sun, West Point B次元官网网址 and Wisner B次元官网网址 Chronicle. The Iowa-based titles are Mapleton Press, Missouri Valley Times-B次元官网网址 and The Dunlap Reporter.
Following the separation of Carpenter Media Group from Boone B次元官网网址media Inc. in 2023, and subsequent acquisitions, Carpenter Media Group now owns and manages more than 250 publications across the U.S. and Canada.
