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.

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References

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