Charleston business journal sold

The Charleston Regional Business Journal has been sold to a group that has bought other weekly business newspapers in the past year, according to a story in the paper Friday morning.

Dan McCue wrote, “Brown Publishing’s purchase of Setcom Media is its third such acquisition of a market-leading business publisher in the past five months.

“In September, the company purchased the Des Moines, Iowa-based Business Publications Corp., publisher of the Des Moines Business Record and a variety of other niche and custom publications, and the Fort Worth Business Press of Fort Worth, Texas. Both firms belong to the same trade association as the Charleston Regional Business Journal

“Brown Publishing plans to add two other business publications to its roster of publications by the middle of the year, he said.

“Settlemyer approached Brown Publishing after learning of the earlier acquisitions, he said.”

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