| Sound Publishing, Inc., publisher of six weekly papers in Kitsap County, and community newspapers and shoppers in the Pacific Northwest, has purchased two established community newspapers, a regional shopper and two monthly business publications.
Sound announced it has acquired two weeklies, the Marysville Globe and Arlington Times, the regional Express Shopper and two monthly business publications in Bellingham and Wenatchee from Sun News, Inc. The purchase was effective August 10.
The Marysville Globe and Arlington Times are two of the oldest community newspapers in Washington State. Both have been published since the 1890s and have received numerous awards for newspaper excellence. The Globe, Times and the Express Shopper circulate throughout the Marysville and Arlington regions north of Everett. The monthly Wenatchee Business Journal and the Bellingham Business Journal serve their respective cities and Chelan and Whatcom counties with business news and are the recipients of several Society of Professional Journalists awards.
Sound president Manfred Tempelmayr said the new acquisitions strengthen the company’s position in the Western Washington region. “We are committed to the readers and advertisers in the Pacific Northwest and are excited to add these well-respected and established products. The former owners built a strong community connection with excellent newspapers and we intend to build on that strength,” Tempelmayr added. |
