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Dolan Media acquisitions in New York, Oregon & Missouri.


Dolan Media (Minneapolis, MN), the publisher of daily and weekly business and legal publications, including court and commercial newspapers and business journals, in 21 metropolitan markets, has completed three acquisitions as well as unit reorganizations.

Dolan has acquired the assets of Sunday Welcome LP (Portland, OR), a public notice partner with Dolan's "Daily Journal of Commerce," from the Caplan family. No terms were given. "DJC DJC Dark Jedi Council (gaming clan) " and Sunday Welcome have been in a partnership publishing "DJC" for over 60 years. Dolan acquired the "DJC' half of the partnership in 1997.

Also, Dolan has completed the purchase of six weekly legal newspapers in Missouri
  • Columbia Daily Tribune http://www.columbiatribune.com - Columbia, Missouri
  • Columbia Missourian http://columbiamissourian.com/ - Columbia, Missouri
  • Daily Capital News/Post-Tribune http://www.newstribune.
 from St. Louis Printing and Publishing Co. (St. Louis, MO). No terms were given. The purchase, completed by Dolan's Missouri Lawyers Media unit, includes "St. Louis Watchman WATCHMAN. An officer in many cities and towns, whose duty it is to watch during the night and take care of the property of the inhabitants.
     2. He possesses generally the common law authority of a constable (q.v.
," "St. Louis County St. Louis County is the name of multiple counties in the United States:
  • St. Louis County, Missouri
  • St. Louis County, Minnesota
 Watchman," "Jefferson County Jefferson County is the name of 25 counties and one parish in the United States. The following are named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States:
  • Jefferson County, Alabama
  • Jefferson County, Arkansas
  • Jefferson County, Colorado
 Watchman," "Franklin County Franklin County is the name of 24 counties in the United States.

All except Franklin County, Idaho are likely named for Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father of the United States.
 Watchman," and "Missouri Statewide Watchman" as well as "Watchman Newspaper Network," a statewide public notice network, and Watchman Online.

Dolan said most of the acquired titles will be incorporated into "The Countian," the "St. Charles County Business Record" or the "St. Louis Daily Record." One of the acquired titles has been renamed "The Countian-Franklin" and will continue as an independent newspaper. In addition to the St. Louis area newspapers, Missouri Lawyers Media also publishes "Missouri Lawyers Weekly" and "The Daily Record" in Kansas City.

Finally, Dolan's Counsel Press (New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
) has acquired a small weekly newspaper and the appellate services operations of The Reporter Company (Syracuse & Walton, NY). Dolan noted that The Reporter Company "has a solid long-standing customer base and is strong in parts of the state such as Syracuse and in the Catskill region through Binghamton. These areas will provide greater opportunities for growth." Also, Dolan's "The Daily Record" of Rochester (NY) has spun off its own appellate services operations to Counsel Press.
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