Ascend Media sells Stagnito unit and gambling titles.Ascend Media (Overland Park Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , KS) has completed the sale of its Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. Division of magazines, shows, conferences and ancillary products to BNP BNP B-type natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide Physiology A 32-residue peptide hormone produced predominantly in the ventricles, secreted in response to fluid overload–eg, CHF. See Atrial natriuretic peptide. Media (Troy, MI). The Professional Services Division includes all brands associated with its Stagnito Food, Beverage and Packaging Division (Deerfield, IL) and its Gaming Division (Las Vegas, NV). No terms of the deal were given. The Stagnito Food, Beverage and Packaging titles were acquired by Ascend Media in January 2005 as part of its acquisition of Medical World Communications (Monroe Township, NJ) from management and Great Hill Partners (Boston, MA). The division produces 15 specialized food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. magazines, including: "Beverage Industry," "Brand Packaging," "Candy Industry," "Confectioner," "Dairy Field," "Flexible Packaging," "Food & Drug Packaging," "Industria Alimenticia," "Meat & Deli Retailer," "The National Provisioner," "PL Buyer," "Refrigerated re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. & Frozen Foods," "Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Retailer," "Snack Food & Wholesale Retailer" and "Stagnito's New Product Magazine." Ascend acquired the gaming industry publications in March 2003 as part of its purchase of Atwood Publishing (Overland Park, KS) and GEM Communications (Las Vegas, NV). The acquired properties include: "International Gaming & Wagering Business," a monthly with a controlled circulation of 12,500 executives in all areas of the gaming industry; "Casino Journal," a monthly with a controlled circulation of 7100 casino executives; "Indian Gaming Business," a bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. for gaming executives associated with Native American operations; "Slot Manager," a quarterly title polybagged with "Casino Journal" and "IGWB IGWB International Gaming and Wagering Business (magazine) "; and, a range of related shows and conferences. Ascend Media President/CEO Cameron Bishop said his company sold the properties so it could "focus solely on the medical and healthcare sector where nearly two-thirds of our business resides." BNP Media produces over 50 magazines in eight major market sectors, including: Architecture & Construction ("Environmental Design & Construction," "Contemporary Stone & Tile Design," etc.); Flooring ("Tile," "Floor Covering Installer," etc.); Food & Packaging ("Prepared Foods," "Packaging Strategies," etc.); HVACR HVACR Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration ("Engineered Systems," "Energy & Power Management," etc.); Industrial Machinery ("Visions & Sensors," "Process Heating," etc,); Manufacturing ("Appliance Design," "Paint & Coatings Industry," etc.); Plumbing ("Supply House Times," "Reeves Journal," etc.); and, Security Systems ("Security," "SDM SDM - Schematic Data Model " and :Smart Home"). The company also produces over 40 related events and 75 web sites. The Cleantech Network, produced by Cleantech Media (Ann Arbor, MI), has acquired the cleantech online industry publication "Inside Greentech" (San Francisco, CA), a title that has attracted 150,000 unique readers over its first 10 months of operation. No terms were given. The title will be rebranded Cleantech.com and represent the flagship of Cleantech Media. |
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