Donna Newton, Carl Schmachtenberger, Jill Rodgers, Shirley Whittaker, Larry Reed, Larry Livingston, Harlan Bristol, Vicki Towe, Keith Jones, Ellen Branstetter, Evelyn Gray, Elizabeth Henderson
Other bidders, according to people with knowledge of the offers, include Robert Loring, founder of Revolution Capital in Los Angeles and owner of the Tampa Tribune; and John J. Gormally Jr. of Gormally Broadcasting in Springfield, owner of TV broadcast stations and BusinessWest Magazine.
Robert Loring, Revolution Capital Group founder and managing partner, told a Tampa Tribune reporter his company is not focused on improving and reselling the newspaper, but owning it in the long-term. We are definitely in this for the long haul, Loring told the paper. We dont flip businesses.
Media General purchased The Tampa Tribune in a partnership in 1927. Robert Loring, founder and managing partner of Revolution Capital Group, described The Tampa Tribune as a newspaper with strong brand and a long history of serving its community well. We believe strongly in the value of local c
Date: Oct 08, 2012
Category: Business
Source: Google
Media General sells Tribune, TBO to investment group
Revolution Capital founder and managing partner Robert Loring said some investment funds might look at buying a newspaper as "contrarian," but the Tribune "checked many of the boxes we were looking for in terms of our criteria."