Booth Newspapers 2146876 208001350 2008-04-25T00:30:37Z Azumanga1 632987 /* Reference */ {{Infobox Company | name = '''Booth Newspapers''' | logo = | type = [[Division (business)|Division]] | genre = | foundation = | founder = [[George Gough Booth]] & his 2 brothers | location_city = [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] | location_country = [[USA]] | location = | locations = | area_served = [[Michigan]] | key_people = | industry = Publishing | products = Newspapers | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = [[Advance Publications]] | divisions = ''[[Ann Arbor News]]''<br />''[[Bay City Times]]''<br />''[[Flint Journal]]''<br />''[[Grand Rapids Press]]''<br />''[[Jackson Citizen Patriot]]''<br />''[[Kalamazoo Gazette]]''<br /> ''[[Muskegon Chronicle]]''<br /> ''[[Saginaw News]]''<br /> [[Advance Newspapers]]<br />[[Community Newspapers]] | subsid = | homepage = http://www.boothnewspapers.com/ | footnotes = | intl = }} '''Booth Newspapers''' or '''BoothMichigan''', based in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], owns eight [[newspapers]] in the state of [[Michigan]]. Founded by [[George Gough Booth]] along with his two brothers, Booth Newspapers is presently owned by [[Advance Publications]] (a [[Samuel I. Newhouse]] property). Booth Newspapers owns the ''[[Ann Arbor News]]'', ''[[Bay City Times]]'', ''[[Flint Journal]]'', ''[[Grand Rapids Press]]'', ''[[Jackson Citizen Patriot]]'', ''[[Kalamazoo Gazette]]'', ''[[Muskegon Chronicle]]'', and ''[[Saginaw News]]'', as well as [[Advance Newspapers]] in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. [http://www.mlive.com MLive.com] is the Web site home for all Booth Newspapers, as well as the weekly Advance Newspapers. The site includes reports from their [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] bureau. ==History== The Herald Company, Inc. merged with Booth Newspapers, Inc. in July of 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/dt_corp.asp?id_nbr=600673&name_entity=BOOTH%20NEWSPAPERS,%20INC. |title=BOOTH NEWSPAPERS, INC. |accessdate=2008-04-24 |format=html |work=DLEG-BCS-Corp Div Database Lookup-Corp Entity Details }}</ref> In September 2002, Booth Newspapers acquired [[21st Century Newspapers]], Inc.'s [[Heritage Newspapers]]' Suburban Flint Newspaper Group which has nine local papers: The [[Clio Messenger]], The [[Davison Flagstaff]], The [[Fenton Press]], The [[Grand Blanc News]], [[Flint Township News]], The [[Flushing Observer]], The [[Holly Press]], The [[Suburban Burton]] and [[Swartz Creek News]] and included Suburban Flint shopper. All of which operate with the Flint Journal as the [[Community Newspapers]]. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flintjournal.com/about/salespressrelease.html |title=Booth Newspapers Acquires Nine Suburban Flint Weekly Papers From 21st Century Newspapers |accessdate=2008-04-14 |format=html |work=flintjournal.com }}</ref> In December 2006, The Herald Company, Inc. merged with Advance Magazine Publisher, Inc but continues to operate under the Booth Newspapers name in Michigan. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_TYPE=UCO&FILE_NAME=D200702%5C2007047%5C00000179.tif |title=NY State Certificate of Merger |accessdate=2008-04-24 |format=tif |work=DLEG-BCS-Corp Div Database Lookup-Corp Entity Details }}</ref> ==References== <references/> ==External link== * [http://www.boothnewspapers.com/ Official website of BoothMichigan] [[Category:Newspapers published in Michigan]] [[Category:Newspaper companies of the United States]] [[Category:Companies based in Grand Rapids, Michigan]]