01 Apr '02
Lee Enterprises Completes Acquisition of 17 Newspapers
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Apr 1, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE), today completed the purchase of 16 daily newspapers from Howard Publications, including one that is jointly owned. Also effective today, Lee gained a half interest in another daily newspaper through its...
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27 Mar '02
Lee Enterprises Appoints Lisa Sievers Publisher of Muscatine Journal
MUSCATINE, Iowa, Mar 27, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) announced today the promotion of Lisa Sievers to publisher of the 162-year-old Muscatine Journal. Charles Pittman, publisher of the Quad-City Times in Davenport and head of the Quad-Cities/Muscatine strategic business unit...
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20 Mar '02
Lee Enterprises Reports February Revenue Statistics
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Mar 20, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, (NYSE:LEE) reported today that, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, publishing revenue in February decreased 2.5 percent compared with a year ago, reflecting the continuing lag in employment...
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15 Mar '02
Readership Institute Adopts Lee Enterprises Toolkit
EVANSTON, Ill., Mar 15, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Readership Institute at Northwestern University has adopted an in-paper promotion toolkit developed by Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) as a resource for the newspaper industry. The toolkit is available at www.readership.org, and the institute has begun...
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22 Feb '02
Lee Enterprises appoints GM for Nickel Publications
SEATTLE, Feb 22, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) has promoted Randy Rickman from general sales manager to general manager of its Nickel Publications operations in the Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore., regions. The operations include the Little Nickel, a classified advertising...
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20 Feb '02
Lee Enterprises Reports January Revenue Statistics
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb 20, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, (NYSE:LEE) reported today that, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, publishing revenue in January declined 3.0 percent compared with a year ago, a result of lagging employment advertising....
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14 Feb '02
Lee Enterprises Aligns Executives for Acquisition
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb 14, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, (NYSE:LEE) has aligned executive responsibilities for the addition of 16 daily newspapers from Howard Publications. The $694 million transaction, announced Tuesday, is expected to close within 90 days....
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12 Feb '02
Lee Enterprises Will Buy 16 Newspapers From Howard
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb 12, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE), announced today it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Howard Publications, a family-owned company of 16 daily newspapers. The transaction, valued at $694 million, will be paid for with $440 million...
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11 Feb '02
Lee Enterprises Will Webcast Conference Call
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb 11, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) will host a conference call with financial analysts Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, at 8 a.m. CST. The call will be accessible to the public through an enhanced audio webcast and also through a limited number of...
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