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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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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,...
Better or Worse: REITs Have Put Their Stamp on Nashville
BNET
- 2004-05-14
REITs and institutional investors have changed the real estate game in Nashville for all players. Whether that's a positive or negative depends on who is being asked, but most firms agree Nashville isn't the city it was 10 years ago. With professional sports teams and more residents than ever, Nashville...
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 -...
Investors Tiptoe Through Maze of Mortgage REITs
BNET
- 2001-12-14
Real estate investment trusts focusing on mortgages have enjoyed a robust year as the Fed aggressively cut rates, but even those in the business advice investors to tread carefully. More investors are expected to give mortgage REITs a second look as interest earned on other income-oriented investments continues to fall....
REITs Avoid Sea of Red Ink
BNET
- 2001-11-23
Publicly traded real estate investments trusts collectively stayed in the black during the third quarter of 2001, an exception at a time when many industries are posting losses. REITs - which own and often manage portfolios of specific property types - are not immune to the effects of the softening...
Real Estate Crunch Will Squeeze Lenders
BNET
- 2001-10-26
From the executive summary: ‘Today's banks are better capitalized, putting people in a stronger position to cope with troubled loans. They have pursued more prudent lending practices as well to help buffer them from the weaker commercial real estate market. One such practice involves lending money based on the amount...
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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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