About Us

21^st Century Newspapers, Inc. is a company of strength, vision, and determination. We have built our company around some of the finest newspapers anywhere, and we are continuously working to improve our products so that they serve our readers and our advertisers better than any of our competitors. We are looking to the future with great expectations and we are determined to be the very best. Period.

21^st Century Newspapers, Inc. came to life on August 21, 1997, when we purchased our first daily newspapers –The Oakland Press, The Macomb Daily, The Royal Oak Tribune, and a variety of weeklies in Michigan’s Thumb Area.

On March 22, 2002 we added the valuable Heritage Newspaper group to our cluster. The Heritage group is a collection of 10 weekly newspapers, two monthlies, and several niche publications. Included in the group is the bi-weekly News-Herald –winner of the Michigan Press Association’s "Best Newspaper of the Year" honor for every year since 1990. Heritage’s circulation covers three counties, and runs from Dearborn, Michigan, to the Ohio border.

Later in 2002, on August 26, we acquired the Morning Star Publishing Group, along with its daily Morning Sun. The group is a cluster of 21 shoppers, two real estate guides, and one daily newspaper. Located in Mt. Pleasant, the Morning Star group has given us a strong foothold in Central and Northern Michigan.

Six short years after our first acquisitions, we have one of the largest unduplicated footprints in the country. We now have more than 100 publications, which cumulatively serve some 2500 square miles, with virtually no overlap of circulation or distribution. Our papers cover 70 percent of Michigan’s counties, and our primary marketplace, Oakland and Macomb counties, is one of the wealthiest and fastest growing areas in the nation.

We publish a variety of newspapers, shoppers, and specialty publications such as real estate and automotive guides. Our newspapers include monthlies, weeklies, and four dailies, and have a combined circulation of over 1.7 million. All of our publications exhibit a firm commitment to providing the best local, national, and international coverage. In fact, last year, three of our four dailies won Newspaper of the Year awards.

For advertisers, we represent one of the "best buys" in the nation. The Greater Detroit Newspaper Network (GDNN) handles all of our advertising sales. GDNN is comprised of some of the most knowledgeable research analysts and sales people anywhere. The professionals at GDNN can sell our entire footprint, or any piece of it, right down to zip code levels. Best of all, it is done with one order, one rate, and one bill. Orders can even be placed on-line. With such a strong primary market place, and such an experienced staff, it’s easy to see why many of the nation’s biggest companies come to us for advertising penetration.

To further enhance our efficiency, our creative management team has developed a system of moving information, such as advertising pages, stories, and financial data, electronically from publisher to publisher. In addition, we have created press time openings to allow us to print all of our publications on any of our various presses. We print at five separate locations using Goss Community, Goss Metro-Liner, and Goss Cosmo Presses.

The secret to the success of 21^st Century Newspapers, Inc. is, without a doubt, our people. We are a company comprised of more then 1,600 dedicated, caring, and experienced employees. Our executive committee alone represents a cumulative total of 300 years of experience –nearly 30 years apiece. Our corporate staff is comprised of acknowledged industry experts, committed to growth and dedicated to providing the very best to all our stakeholders –employees, shareholders, readers, and advertisers. The commitment to quality and passion for ink on paper business does not stop there. It can be found throughout 21^st Century Newspapers, at all levels of the company. We work to hire and retain the very best, and in that respect, we have succeeded greatly.

We are looking to the future with great expectations for all aspects of our business. With the creation of 21^st Century University, a training program to develop employee and management potential, we are developing leaders for the future, and building bench strength to back them up. We are investing heavily in our people and in technology to keep 21^st Century Newspapers, Inc. ahead of the pack. Our experienced management is constantly looking for new, creative ways to grow, and as the newspaper industry changes, we will be there to offer the very best.

Life in the 21^st Century couldn’t be better.