Wicks buys all of Economics Press's newsletters.

Founded 47 years ago, The Economics Press Inc., Fairfield, N.J., is now essentially out of the newsletter business with its sale of eight titles to Wicks Business Information LLC. Alan D. Yohalem, president of The Economics Press, told NL/NL that the company will now be "concentrating on our subscription pocket publications, which include a number of closed-end publications sold either by individual subscription or in bulk."

In May of this year The Economics Press sold its famous publication, Bits & Pieces--a motivational pocket-size magazine with "a loyal readership of more than 250,000 people worldwide"--to Lawrence Ragan Communications Inc. (NL/NL 5/15/01).

The acquired newsletters, which will be merged into the Briefings Publishing Group division of Wicks Business Information, are: Better Supervision, First Rate Customer Service, Office Hours, Productive Leader, Sales MasterMind, Secrets & Strategies, Women As Managers, and Your Television Personality.

Michelle S. Cox, Wicks executive vice president and group publisher of BPG, said, "Rarely do families of publications fit so perfectly together. We look forward to providing our newest readers with the same high level of satisfaction enjoyed by our current subscribers."

BPG publishes newsletters, books and videos "for business professionals aimed at motivating staff for peak productivity, increasing job satisfaction and teamwork, effective communications and increasing sales," according to a prepared statement by Wicks president and CEO Douglas J. Manoni.