Daily Commercial
{{short description|Daily newspaper in Leesburg, Florida}}
{{distinguish|Daily Commercial News}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Daily Commercial
| image =
| caption =
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Berliner
| foundation = 1875
| owners = Gannett
| headquarters = 212 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34749
US
| newseditor = Jim Ross
| circulation = 7,511
| circulation_ref = {{Cite web |title=Member Directory |url=https://flpress.com/members/member-directory/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Florida Press Association |language=en-US}}
| website = {{URL|dailycommercial.com}}
}}
The Daily Commercial is a daily newspaper distributed in Lake and Sumter counties, Florida.
History
The Daily Commercial was founded in 1875. It was later acquired by members of the Cowles family in 1969.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1774&dat=19690609&id=UjwgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NmYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4814,2649742 |title=Newspaper Firm Purchases Small Florida Dailies |publisher=News.google.com |date=1969-06-09 |access-date=2018-07-10}} The New York Times Company acquired the paper in 1971 and sold it in 1995 to Better Built.{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1995/03/04/leesburg-commercial-other-times-papers-to-be-sold/ |title=Leesburg Commercial, Other Times Papers To Be Sold |publisher=Articles.orlandosentinel.com |date=1995-03-04 |access-date=2018-07-10}}{{cite book |editor1-last=Roberts |editor1-first= Gene |editor1-link=Gene Roberts (journalist) |editor2-last=Kunkel |editor2-first=Thomas |editor3-last= Layton |editor3-first=Charles |date=2001 |title=Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering |url=https://archive.org/details/leavingreadersbe00robe|url-access=registration |location=Fayetteville |publisher=University of Arkansas Press |isbn= 1610752325}} HarborPoint Media acquired the Better Built papers in 2004, and owned the Daily Commercial until 2013, when it was acquired by Halifax Media Group.{{cite web |url=http://www.dirksvanessen.com/press_releases/view/125/harborpoint-media-announces-ac/ |title=HarborPoint Media Announces Acquisition of Better Built Group Newspaper Assets |publisher=Dirksvanessen.com |date=2004-07-20 |access-date=2018-07-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130930/BUSINESS/130939956 |title=Halifax Media Group purchases three Florida newspapers |publisher=The Daytona Beach News-Journal |author=Staff Reporter|date=30 September 2013 |access-date=12 July 2018}} In 2015, Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group.{{Cite web |url=http://ir.newmediainv.com/Cache/1001192429.PDF?Y=&O=PDF&D=&FID=1001192429&T=&IID=4426551 |title=New Media Announces Agreement to Acquire Halifax Media Group for $280.0 Million |access-date=2015-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307125519/http://ir.newmediainv.com/cache/1001192429.pdf?d=&fid=1001192429&iid=4426551&o=pdf&t=&y= |archive-date=2016-03-07 |url-status=dead }}
Prices
The Daily Commercial prices are 50 cents daily; $1.00 Sunday.
References
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