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Not Again: Wilma Forces Post Office Closures in Florida


October 25, 2005

By Dylan Stableford Hurricane Wilma has forced the U.S. Postal Service to suspend delivery operations in a number of discricts in southern Florida today. Many offices in Central, South Florida and Suncoast districts of the state have closed, and drop shipments have been suspended for the affected area.

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ASME Prez Says New Yorker/Target Flap Did Not Direct Guidelines Change


October 20, 2005

By Bill Mickey Despite being announced conspicuously close to the imbroglio over the August 22 New Yorker single-sponsored by Target, and among increasing reports of deterioration of the church-state wall, the American Society of Magazine Editors president and Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker says specific recent events did not necessarily precipitate changes to its editorial guidelines.

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Financial Firms Actively Investing in Media and Information


October 19, 2005

The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (JEGI) asked a select group of financial executives for their thoughts on investing in the media and information industries and current valuations on M&A transactions.Download PDF file of the Client Briefing from JEGI here>>Private Equity Firms Questions posed:

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Hearst to Exit Custom Publishing’s Bigger Pool


October 19, 2005

By Dylan Stableford and Bill Mickey Despite the industry's renewed interest in custom titles and talk of turning a corner, Hearst is folding its 7-year-old custom publishing unit into the Hearst Group , its integrated sales and marketing division, FOLIO: has learned.

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