04 Apr '02
SPOKANE, Wash., Apr 4, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) has promoted Judy Olson from operations manager to general manager of its Eastern Washington Nickels classified publications. The publications include the Nickel Nik (www.nickelnik.com), Nickel Nik Wheel Deals, Nickel Nik RV...
01 Apr '02
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Apr 1, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE), today completed the purchase of 16 daily newspapers from Howard Publications, including one that is jointly owned. Also effective today, Lee gained a half interest in another daily newspaper through its...
27 Mar '02
MUSCATINE, Iowa, Mar 27, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) announced today the promotion of Lisa Sievers to publisher of the 162-year-old Muscatine Journal. Charles Pittman, publisher of the Quad-City Times in Davenport and head of the Quad-Cities/Muscatine strategic business unit...
20 Mar '02
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Mar 20, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, (NYSE:LEE) reported today that, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, publishing revenue in February decreased 2.5 percent compared with a year ago, reflecting the continuing lag in employment...
15 Mar '02
EVANSTON, Ill., Mar 15, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Readership Institute at Northwestern University has adopted an in-paper promotion toolkit developed by Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) as a resource for the newspaper industry. The toolkit is available at www.readership.org, and the institute has begun...
22 Feb '02
SEATTLE, Feb 22, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) has promoted Randy Rickman from general sales manager to general manager of its Nickel Publications operations in the Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore., regions. The operations include the Little Nickel, a classified advertising...
20 Feb '02
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb 20, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, (NYSE:LEE) reported today that, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, publishing revenue in January declined 3.0 percent compared with a year ago, a result of lagging employment advertising....
14 Feb '02
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb 14, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, (NYSE:LEE) has aligned executive responsibilities for the addition of 16 daily newspapers from Howard Publications. The $694 million transaction, announced Tuesday, is expected to close within 90 days....
12 Feb '02
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb 12, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE), announced today it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Howard Publications, a family-owned company of 16 daily newspapers. The transaction, valued at $694 million, will be paid for with $440 million...
11 Feb '02
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb 11, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) will host a conference call with financial analysts Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, at 8 a.m. CST. The call will be accessible to the public through an enhanced audio webcast and also through a limited number of...