AIM Media Management

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AIM Media Management
Company typePrivate
IndustryNewspapers; local media; commercial printing; marketing services
Founded2012
FounderJeremy L. Halbreich
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
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United States
Areas served
  • Indiana
  • Ohio
  • Texas
  • West Virginia

AIM Media Management is a privately held American newspaper company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Through its subsidiaries AIM Media Indiana, AIM Media Midwest (also known as Digital AIM Media), and AIM Media Texas, it publishes dozens of daily and weekly newspapers in Indiana, Ohio, and Texas, respectively. The company was founded in 2012 by newspaper executive Jeremy L. Halbreich and grew through acquisitions including Texas properties divested by Freedom Communications (2012), Home News Enterprises in Indiana (2015), and a large Civitas Media cluster in Ohio and West Virginia (2017). [1] [2] [3] [4]

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History

Formation and Texas acquisitions (2012)

AIM Media was created to acquire Freedom Communications’ Texas newspapers, including The Monitor (McAllen), Valley Morning Star (Harlingen), The Brownsville Herald, El Nuevo Heraldo and the Odessa American. The transaction established AIM Media Texas as the company’s first operating unit. [2] [5]

Expansion to Indiana (2015–2016)

In November 2015, AIM Media Indiana acquired the publishing and commercial printing assets of Home News Enterprises, a family-owned group whose titles included The Republic (Columbus), the Daily Journal (Franklin), the Daily Reporter (Greenfield) and the Seymour Tribune. [4] [6] [7]

AIM Media Midwest and Civitas Media cluster (2017–2019)

In June 2017, AIM created AIM Media Midwest to acquire Civitas Media’s Ohio/West Virginia properties - widely reported as 16 daily papers in Ohio, one in West Virginia, and associated weeklies and shoppers, such as The Lima News, The Delaware Gazette, Portsmouth Daily Times, Sidney Daily News, and Wilmington News Journal. [1] [8] [9] AIM Media Midwest subsequently acquired Bryan Times and Northwest Signal in 2022–23. [10]

Restructuring (2023–2025)

Beginning in 2023, AIM reduced print frequency at multiple titles while emphasizing digital publishing across its portfolio. [11] [12] [13]

In 2025, AIM Media Texas agreed to sell The Monitor’s McAllen headquarters to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. [14] [15] [16]

Operations

AIM Media Management oversees three regional subsidiaries:

Leadership

AIM Media was founded by Jeremy L. Halbreich, former president and general manager of The Dallas Morning News, former CEO of American Consolidated Media, and former chairman/CEO of Sun-Times Media. He serves as chairman and chief executive officer. William R. Starks serves as president and chief operating officer. [19] [20] [21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Media company buying 17 daily papers in Ohio, West Virginia". Associated Press. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Freedom sells Texas papers to AIM Media Texas". Washington Examiner. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "AIM Media Midwest papers announce plans to reduce print frequency". Editor & Publisher . Brentwood, Tennessee. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "AIM Media Indiana Announces Acquisition of Publishing and Commercial Printing Assets from Home News Enterprises". Editor & Publisher. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Freedom Communication sells off 6 Texas newspapers". Yahoo! News. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Texas chain buys Indiana newspapers in Johnson County, Greenfield, Columbus". Indianapolis Star. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Texas publisher buys chain of Indiana newspapers". Indianapolis Business Journal. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sixteen Ohio newspapers sold". Dayton Daily News. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "AIM Media Midwest announces acquisition of Ohio newspapers". Ohio News Media Association. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Market activity: October 2022–January 2023". Dirks, Van Essen & April. 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "AIM Media Midwest newspapers announce plans to reduce print frequency". Editor & Publisher. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Newspapers in Columbus, 3 other regional cities to reduce print publication days". Indianapolis Business Journal. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Daily Advocate is changing with the times". The Daily Advocate. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Monitor plans move after AIM Media Texas sells Nolana property to UTRGV". Editor & Publisher. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Major sale leaves 113-year-old South Texas newspaper production in limbo". MySanAntonio. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  16. ↑ "UT System Board of Regents authorizes UTRGV to pursue purchase of The Monitor's McAllen facility". UTRGV Newsroom. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Sale of Home News publications closes six-generation ownership by Brown family". The Republic (Columbus). 5 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "AIM Media buys Ohio newspapers". Daily Journal (Franklin). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "Inland Press Foundation honors AIM Media founder/CEO Jeremy Halbreich with Distinguished Service Award". Editor & Publisher. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Marketplace: AIM Media Midwest LLC releases ownership details". The Republic (Columbus). 20 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "AIM Media Midwest announces acquisition of publishing assets". Ohio News Media Association. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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