Penton Media (Cleveland, OH) has acquired LawnSite.com and WeldingWeb.com from Lawn Care Success (Pittsburgh, PA).Penton Media Penton Media, Inc. (OTC: PTON.OB), founded in 1892, is a diversified business-to-business media company. Penton Media is a mass media corporation that publishes and produces over 40 magazines, 80 trade shows, and 47 web sites. (Cleveland Cleveland, former county, England Cleveland, former county, NE England, created under the Local Government Act of 1972 (effective 1974). It was composed of the county boroughs of Hartlepool and Teeside and parts of the former counties of Durham and , OH) has acquired LawnSite.com and WeldingWeb.com from Lawn Care Success (Pittsburgh Pittsburgh (pĭts`bərg), city (1990 pop. 369,879), seat of Allegheny co., SW Pa., at the confluence of the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers, which there form the Ohio River; inc. 1816. , PA). LawnSite.com was established in 1998 as an online resource for lawn care and landscape business owners, while WeldingWeb.com was launched in 1999 for commercial welders. Both sites include discussions, forums and product information for various segments of the two markets. In related news, Penton Media has formed a business unit (Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D.C.) focusing on serving professional trade associations and foundations in four areas, including publications, web sites, advertising sales and events. Publication formats to be offered include magazines, newsletters, electronic magazines and e-newsletters. |
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