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The Enterprise (Brockton)
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The Enterprise is an afternoon daily newspaper published in Brockton, Massachusetts
, United States
. The newspaper is considered a newspaper of record
for Brockton and several suburban communities of northern Bristol
and Plymouth
counties, and southern Norfolk County, Massachusetts
. Its office is at 1324 Belmont St., Unit 102, Brockton, MA 02301.
Owned in common for a decade with one of its chief competitors, The Patriot Ledger
of Quincy
, The Enterprise in mid-2006 was purchased, along with The Patriot Ledger, by GateHouse Media
, which also owns several nearby weekly newspapers and later purchased The Enterprise's other local competitor, the Taunton Daily Gazette
.
The Fuller-Thompson family owned The Enterprise for 115 years prior to its 1996 sale to joint venture headed by incumbent president Myron F. Fuller and new majority owner James F. Plugh, who was said to have paid between US$20 million and US$30 million. Plugh formed a new corporate parent for the paper, Newspaper Media Corporation, and expressed a desire to buy other New England newspapers. The newspaper's circulation at the time was 50,000, daily, and 62,000, Sunday.
After unsuccessfully pursuing the Gazette, Plugh in 1997 purchased The Patriot Ledger and its chain of weeklies, Memorial Press Group
, paying an estimated US$60 million to US$70 million. As newspapers moved to the Internet, the two afternoon dailies—whose reporters competed in 12 suburban towns—established a common Website, southofboston.com.
Six years later, however, Plugh yielded a majority stake in what was now known as Enterprise NewsMedia to Heritage Partners Inc., an investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Heritage was said to have paid US$113 million to buy into The Enterprise, The Patriot Ledger and Memorial Press Group. Plugh remained on board as publisher until 2004, when he became vice president of Enterprise NewsMedia and hired Kirk A. Davis as publisher.
In 2006, Enterprise NewsMedia was sold to Liberty Publishing, which changed its name to GateHouse Media
, as part of a massive, US$225 million deal including Community Newspaper Company
and its four Massachusetts
dailies.
The New England Newspaper Association named The Enterprise as its Newspaper of the Year for 2007 among papers with daily circulations of 22,500 to 35,500. The Enterprise received the same honor for 2006 from the New England Press Association, and managing editor Steve Damish was named Journalist of the Year for his drug addiction series titled "Wasted Youth."
In January 2009, Kirk Davis was named president and chief operating officer of GateHouse Media. Rick Daniels is publisher of the Ledger and the Enterprise and chief executive officer of GateHouse New England.
Chazy Dowaliby is the editor of The Ledger and The Enterprise.
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The newspaper is considered a newspaper of record
Newspaper of record
Newspaper of record is a term that may refer either to any publicly available newspaper that has been authorized by a government to publish public or legal notices , or any major newspaper that has a large circulation and whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered professional and...
for Brockton and several suburban communities of northern Bristol
Bristol County, Massachusetts
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 534,678 people, 205,411 households, and 140,706 families residing in the county. The population density was 962 people per square mile . There were 216,918 housing units at an average density of 390 per square mile...
and Plymouth
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2010, the population was 494,919. Its county seats are Plymouth and Brockton...
counties, and southern Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Adams National Historical Park* Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area * Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site* John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site-Demographics:...
. Its office is at 1324 Belmont St., Unit 102, Brockton, MA 02301.
Owned in common for a decade with one of its chief competitors, The Patriot Ledger
The Patriot Ledger
The Patriot Ledger is a daily afternoon newspaper published in Quincy, Massachusetts and serving the South Shore. Its circulation is 55,000 on weekdays and 63,000 for its Weekend edition which is published on Saturday mornings....
of Quincy
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...
, The Enterprise in mid-2006 was purchased, along with The Patriot Ledger, by GateHouse Media
GateHouse Media
GateHouse Media Inc. is a U.S. newspaper publisher, headquartered in Perinton, New York, that publishes 97 dailies in 20 states and 198 paid weeklies, in addition to free papers, shoppers and specialty and niche publications.- History :Liberty Group Publishing was formed in 1998 when Kenneth L...
, which also owns several nearby weekly newspapers and later purchased The Enterprise's other local competitor, the Taunton Daily Gazette
Taunton Daily Gazette
The Taunton Daily Gazette is a daily newspaper founded in 1848. Based in Taunton, Massachusetts, its coverage area also includes Berkley, Rehoboth, Dighton, Lakeville, Norton, and Raynham....
.
History
After unsuccessfully pursuing the Gazette, Plugh in 1997 purchased The Patriot Ledger and its chain of weeklies, Memorial Press Group
Memorial Press Group
Memorial Press Group, based in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, was a chain of weekly newspapers along the South Shore near Boston, Massachusetts. Long owned by The Patriot Ledger in nearby Quincy, MPG and its daily parent were sold to GateHouse Media in 2006.Today, several former MPG papers still...
, paying an estimated US$60 million to US$70 million. As newspapers moved to the Internet, the two afternoon dailies—whose reporters competed in 12 suburban towns—established a common Website, southofboston.com.
Six years later, however, Plugh yielded a majority stake in what was now known as Enterprise NewsMedia to Heritage Partners Inc., an investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Heritage was said to have paid US$113 million to buy into The Enterprise, The Patriot Ledger and Memorial Press Group. Plugh remained on board as publisher until 2004, when he became vice president of Enterprise NewsMedia and hired Kirk A. Davis as publisher.
In 2006, Enterprise NewsMedia was sold to Liberty Publishing, which changed its name to GateHouse Media
GateHouse Media
GateHouse Media Inc. is a U.S. newspaper publisher, headquartered in Perinton, New York, that publishes 97 dailies in 20 states and 198 paid weeklies, in addition to free papers, shoppers and specialty and niche publications.- History :Liberty Group Publishing was formed in 1998 when Kenneth L...
, as part of a massive, US$225 million deal including Community Newspaper Company
Community Newspaper Company
Community Newspaper Company, a subsidiary of GateHouse Media, is a newspaper publisher in eastern Massachusetts. It was founded in 1991 as a holding company for several suburban publishers bought by Fidelity Investments; in 2001, Fidelity sold it to the Boston Herald; in 2006, the massive chain—New...
and its four Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
dailies.
The New England Newspaper Association named The Enterprise as its Newspaper of the Year for 2007 among papers with daily circulations of 22,500 to 35,500. The Enterprise received the same honor for 2006 from the New England Press Association, and managing editor Steve Damish was named Journalist of the Year for his drug addiction series titled "Wasted Youth."
In January 2009, Kirk Davis was named president and chief operating officer of GateHouse Media. Rick Daniels is publisher of the Ledger and the Enterprise and chief executive officer of GateHouse New England.
Chazy Dowaliby is the editor of The Ledger and The Enterprise.