Palm Beach Media Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hour Media in Troy, has acquired the assets of Rowland Publishing in Tallahassee, which publishes Tallahassee Magazine, Emerald Coast Magazine, and a significant number of custom publications for diverse clients across northwest Florida. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“We have long admired what Brian Rowland and his team have created with these excellent publications. We look forward to continuing their model of quality content and editorial excellence,” says Terry Duffy, group publisher of Palm Beach Media Group, which produces Palm Beach Illustrated, Naples Illustrated, Jupiter Magazine, Stuart Magazine, Aventura, Vero Beach Magazine, and Florida Design.
“Tallahassee and Emerald Coast magazines are a 40-year plus success story,” says John Balardo, president of Palm Beach Media Group and its parent, Hour Media, publisher of DBusiness, Hour Detroit, Detroit Design, and multiple other publications. “This acquisition represents an ideal opportunity to extend our current roster of lifestyle, design, and custom publications within the Florida market.”
Stefan Wanczyk, CEO of Hour Media, states: “Rowland Publishing has built a respected family of publications that has been part of the Florida publishing landscape for decades.”
Going forward, Palm Beach Media Group and Hour Media will focus their resources to enhance client service, reader experience, and product distribution in the Florida marketplace.
“I’m looking forward to the opportunities ahead for Tallahasee Magazine, Emerald Coast, and the staff,” says Brian Rowland, founder and CEO of Rowland Publishing. “While continuing the mission to support the local community by publishing high quality products, the team will now have access to all the resources and experience of a larger, more diversified publishing group. It’s gratifying to watch the magazine I founded 44 years ago become part of Palm Beach Media Group and the Hour Media family.”
Hour Media and its related entities are multi-media companies that publish and produce more than 150 magazines and custom titles, 40 consumer websites, and 70 shows and events throughout the United States.
Hour Media Group is the largest publisher of city and regional magazines in the country, and publishes numerous magazines including Atlanta Magazine, Cincinnati Magazine, Grand Rapids Magazine, Indianapolis Magazine, Minnesota Monthly, and more.
In addition to Hour Media’s headquarters in Troy, the company has offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio, with more than 300 employees across the country.
For more information, visit hourmedia.com/.
