Daily Commercial

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Daily Commercial
TypeDaily newspaper
Format Berliner
Owner(s) Gannett
News editorJim Ross
Founded1875
Headquarters212 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34749
US
Circulation 7,511 [1]
Website dailycommercial.com

The Daily Commercial is a daily newspaper distributed in Lake and Sumter counties, Florida.

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History

The Daily Commercial was founded in 1875. It was later acquired by members of the Cowles family in 1969. [2] The New York Times Company acquired the paper in 1971 and sold it in 1995 to Better Built. [3] [4] HarborPoint Media acquired the Better Built papers in 2004, and owned the Daily Commercial until 2013, when it was acquired by Halifax Media Group. [5] [6] In 2015, Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group. [7]

Prices

The Daily Commercial prices are 50 cents daily; $1.00 Sunday.

References

  1. "Member Directory". Florida Press Association. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. "Newspaper Firm Purchases Small Florida Dailies". News.google.com. June 9, 1969. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  3. "Leesburg Commercial, Other Times Papers To Be Sold". Articles.orlandosentinel.com. March 4, 1995. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  4. Roberts, Gene; Kunkel, Thomas; Layton, Charles, eds. (2001). Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering . Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN   1610752325.
  5. "HarborPoint Media Announces Acquisition of Better Built Group Newspaper Assets". Dirksvanessen.com. July 20, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  6. Staff Reporter (September 30, 2013). "Halifax Media Group purchases three Florida newspapers". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  7. "New Media Announces Agreement to Acquire Halifax Media Group for $280.0 Million" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2015.