Carpenter Media Group Acquires M. Roberts Media

Carpenter Media Group Acquires Enterprise Media Group

January 30, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Carpenter Media Group, parent of Black Press Media, has acquired Enterprise Media Group’s 10 weekly newspapers and three total-market shoppers across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. The sixth-generation, family-owned Enterprise (led by Mark and Chris Rhoades) reaches more than 40,000 readers; Carpenter says the acquisition will strengthen local journalism and support the publications' staffs.

Carpenter Media Group Acquires EO Media Group

October 23, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Carpenter Media Group, a Mississippi-based owner of local media outlets, agreed to acquire EO Media Group, taking ownership of more than two dozen newspapers, magazines and newsletters. The purchase expands Carpenter’s growing portfolio of community news titles and follows its earlier acquisition of Pamplin Media Group.

Carpenter Media Group Acquires Phillips Media Group Portfolio and Nowata Printing Company

August 30, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Carpenter Media Group, the parent company of Black Press Media, acquired Phillips Media Group's portfolio in August, purchasing 16 community newspapers across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois along with the Nowata Printing Company in Springfield, Missouri. The deal expands Carpenter Media Group's footprint in U.S. community publishing and adds printing capabilities to its existing portfolio of more than 250 titles in Canada and the U.S.

Hoffmann Family of Companies / Hoffmann Media Group Acquires Missourian Publishing Co. (The Missourian)

June 6, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Hoffmann Family of Companies, through its Hoffmann Media Group unit, has acquired Missourian Publishing Co., owner of The Missourian newspaper, its printing operations, real estate and digital platform. The seller is the Miller family; Hoffmann plans to modernize digital assets, upgrade printing facilities, and integrate the title into its existing media portfolio to preserve local journalism and expand regional printing and digital capabilities.

CherryRoad Media Acquires The Carrollton Democrat

January 28, 2026

Media & Entertainment

CherryRoad Media has acquired The Carrollton Democrat from Main Street Media (MSM). The deal, which closed January 28, 2026, expands CherryRoad's community newspaper footprint in Missouri and transfers ownership from long-time owner Frank Mercer to CherryRoad Media (a subsidiary of CherryRoad Technologies).

BridgeTower Media Acquires Virginia Business

August 1, 2024

Media & Entertainment

BridgeTower Media, a Transom Capital Group portfolio company, has acquired Virginia Business, the state’s only comprehensive business publication. The acquisition expands BridgeTower’s B2B media footprint and aims to accelerate Virginia Business’s growth by leveraging BridgeTower’s digital, marketing and events platform to better serve readers and advertisers across the Commonwealth.