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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
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Periodical Publishers: 511120
Recent Events
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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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Demand for Valuation Services Rising as Profession Matures
BNET
- 2006-04-07
In a survey conducted last year by Accounting Today magazine, almost 90 percent of the Top 100 accounting firms in the country reported an increase in revenue derived from valuation services in 2005 over 2004. This survey provides evidence that the growing demand for valuation services continues and this trend...
REITs Provide Steady Flow of Cash for Developments
BNET
- 2004-12-10
REITs operate like a publicly traded company, except they are interested in income-generating properties and not products or services. In fact, to qualify as a REIT, they must distribute at least 90 percent of taxable income to shareholders annually. REITs fall between long-term bonds and high-growth stocks. Like any investment,...
Let's Make A Deal: Companies Planning To Strike While Iron Is Hot Could Be In For A Long, Involved Process
BNET
- 2004-09-17
From the executive summary: ‘Most deals involve public or private companies. Business plans are tweaked. Market and company valuations are made. Potential suitors are identified, approached, and in some cases played off. Purchase agreements are drafted and marked up. Contracts are signed, sealed, and delivered. Dealers believe that each deal...
Bankers Are Trying To Become All-Purpose Source For Financing
BNET
- 2004-06-11
From the executive summary: ‘Many bankers suggest that the expansion of services offered to business customers is not new but has evolved over the last decade. The breakdown of regulatory barriers over the last several years has contributed to the trend, as well as, the emergence of very large banks....
Taking The Temp Of Venture Capital
BNET
- 2004-02-27
From the executive summary: ‘Experts suggest that in order to bring money into the town, the local funds have to basically invest out of town to establish their standing within the venture community at large. Private venture investment is an important measure in an innovation-oriented and knowledge-based economic sector on...
Providing It All
BNET
- 2003-12-15
From the executive summary: ‘Earlier, there were financial services companies, there were banks, insurance companies, stock brokerages, and accounting firms. They occupied comfortable, well-defined little pigeonholes. Defining banking, insurance, investing, and accounting is not as simple as it was. Regulatory barriers that formerly separated and identified them have virtually disappeared.'...
Diners' Club : Investors Wanted to Talk Cash Over Calamari
BNET
- 2003-01-01
Article is about angel financing startups that explains an angel investing networks, one part of that network is something known as the "dinner club" concept. At these dinner club meetings, groups of rich individuals pool their money together, hear pitches over dinner from hungry entrepreneurs and decide to invest in...
Company Valuation: What's Behind the Numbers?
BNET
- 2002-12-09
When a client wants to determine the worth of its company, it wants to know what would be considered a "Fair price" in an acquisition scenario. This process is a matter of financial calculations, often driven by key assumptions, and is usually much more of an art than a science....
Deep Pockets of REITs Help Stabilize Market
BNET
- 2002-09-20
Seattle's tallest skyscraper is now controlled by Equity Office Properties Trust, the nation's largest office landlord. Despite another downturn in the real estate cycle - and the fact that approximately one-fourth of the building's 1.5 million square feet will become available as leases expire throughout the next 18 months -...
Two Top-25 Non Profits to Merge
BNET
- 2002-07-29
This is basically a case study. Two of the state's leading nonprofit agencies are exploring a merger to strengthen programs and services for individuals with disabilities. The merger will not impact programs and services or affect employees. The only duplicated service both agencies currently provide is a program for individuals...
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 |
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Whitney Shaw named president and CEO of American City Business Journals
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