After more than 90 years of independent, family ownership, The Register-Guard media company is being sold to one of the largest publishers of local media in the country.
Guard Publishing Co. — parent company of The Register-Guard, also known as RG Media Company — made the announcement with buyer GateHouse Media on Thursday. The purchase price was not disclosed.
GateHouse officially takes ownership on March 1 of the company’s media properties, which include the daily newspaper, its companion digital products, the weekly Emerald Valley Shopper newspaper and a commercial printing operation.
GateHouse is part of publicly traded New Media Investment Group
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