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Hoffmann Media Group acquires two Michigan papers

The following excerpt was sent out from bonitasprings.floridaweekly.com:

The Hoffmann Family of Companies through its media division, Hoffmann Media Group, acquired Maurer Publishing, LLC, the publisher of two newspapers and a print shop in Northern Michigan.

The Mackinac Island Town Crier is a weekly, seasonal newspaper that covers events on and around Mackinac Island. The Town Crier has been owned by the family of Wesley H. Maurer Sr. since 1959, making it one of Michigan’s oldest family-owned and operated newspapers. As of 2019, the Town Crier was published 22 times a year, with weekly issues in the summer and periodic issues in the late fall, winter, and early spring.

The St. Ignace News is a weekly newspaper that covers events in and around St. Ignace and Mackinac County, Michigan. The newspaper’s coverage area includes a substantial portion of the Straits of Mackinac region and the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including the Les Cheneaux Islands summer resort area northeast of St. Ignace.

“This will be an exciting transition for the newspapers, our staff, and the communities we serve and will ensure a local newspaper presence in this area for years to come,” said Wesley Maurer, Jr., the owner of Maurer Publishing. “I am especially happy to be able to stay on in a leadership and consulting relationship with Pason (Gaddis, CEO of Hoffmann Media Group) and Hoffmann Media Group and participate in our growth and service.”

The acquisition of Maurer Publishing, LLC expands Hoffmann Media Group to 12 publications, with 10 in the state of Florida.

“We are thrilled to continue to invest in the Mackinac Island Community and to bring the Town Crier and St. Ignace News into the Hoffmann Family of Companies.” Shared HF Companies Co-CEO Geoff Hoffmann. “Local media plays an important role in the community, and we are excited to build off the great traditions of these publications.”

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Mariam Ahmed

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