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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7B
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- US
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American City metropolitan business newspapers reach 4 million readers each week with exclusive, in-depth coverage of their business communities. The loyalty of these readers testifies to American City's commitment to top-quality journalism, unexcelled service for advertisers and readers, and active business community involvement. American City also operates the City Business Journal Network, a national advertising representative firm, and Biz Books, marketer of hundreds of business book titles. In addition to its business newspapers, American City operates Street & Smith's Sports Group, which publishes motorsports periodicals, SportsBusiness Journal, Sports Business Daily, and five sports annuals. American City is the nation's leading publisher of NASCAR publications which include NASCAR Scene and SceneDaily.com. American City also publishes specialty publications, which include a high-tech business newspaper, a law journal, and Hemmings Motor News, the "bible" of the collector-car hobby. American City is a unit of Advance Publications Inc., which also operates Conde Nast Magazines, , Parade magazine, Fairchild Publications, the Golf Digest companies, Newhouse Newspapers and cable television interests.
Chief Executive Officer
Whitney R. ShawNumber of Employees 2,000
Contact Information
120 W Morehead Street
Suite 400
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1844
(704) 973-1000
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NAICS Code Periodical Publishers: 511120
Recent Events
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Portfolio.com Returns as National Voice for Strategic Business Leaders
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Olivieri takes ACBJ post
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Whitney Shaw named president and CEO of American City Business Journals
News & Analysis
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Creating Goodwill -- And A Financial Boost For Nonprofits
From the executive summary: ‘A healthy bottom line may be the main goal for companies, but tying their products to some worthy cause results in something that cannot be purchased: goodwill in the community. In the same way the public-private philanthropic partnerships come together to produce results that are beneficial...
Proper Financial Planning Can Set The Stage For A Melodic Life
Researches indicate that the way people or companies manage the finances reflects the kind of future they would have. Thus, it is essential for companies to devise an effective financial pan to avoid the financial troubles. Managing one's finances goes a long way in determining the financial status of organizations....
New law brings huge changes to corporate finances
This article is about the heightened scrutiny which is dictated by the federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act, passed in July as part of the fallout of financial scandals at Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. Under the act, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer must personally certify that all financial statements...
The Death Tax
From the executive summary: ‘The estate tax, known by many as the death tax, continued to make headlines as the possible repeal of the tax sat on the sidelines. But, what the possible repeal of the tax meant to the financial planning industry was a source of constant debate. Among...
Financial And Tax Planning Key To Business' Success
From the executive summary: ‘Good tax planning is actually good business planning using tax minimization as a tool to increase the bottom-line profits. The purpose of business financial planning is to build a map to guide the business toward the goals set by the owner or manager. Two of the...
American City Business Journals Inc. announces financial results
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 5, 1995--American City Business Journals Inc. (OTC: AMBJ) reported a 48.8% increase in first quarter operating income to $1,903,000 from $1,279,000 in the first quarter of 1994.First quarter revenues increased 20.9% to $24,871,000 from $20,578,000 in 1994. Operating cash flow operating income before depreciation and amortization...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitney R. Shaw | Chief Executive Officer |
| Tim Bradbury | President, New Media |
| Ed Baker | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Alan Ives | Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Thomas C. Wood | Vice President |
| Kirk A. Shaw | Director, Operations Services |
| Wedge Abels | Director, Financial Reporting & Technology |
| Nancy Salem | Editor, Business Weekly |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American City Business Journals, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| American City Business Journals, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American City Business Journals, Inc. | President, New Media | Current |
| American City Business Journals, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Generate Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American City Business Journals, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Atlanta Business Chronicle | Publisher | Current |
| Eagle Star Awards Gala | Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle | Current |
| American-Israel Chamber of Commerce | Board of Directors | Current |
| Georgia State University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American City Business Journals, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American City Business Journals, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American City Business Journals, Inc. | Director, Operations Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American City Business Journals, Inc. | Director, Financial Reporting & Technology | Current |
| American City Business Journals, Inc. | Director, Finance Serv | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American City Business Journals, Inc. | Editor, Business Weekly | Current |
Executive News
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Whitney Shaw named president and CEO of American City Business Journals
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