Two weeklies based in Colorado Springs are set for relaunch only a couple of months after being closed.
Business partners J.W. Roth and Kevin O’Neil have acquired the rights to publish the Colorado Springs Independent and Colorado Springs Business Journal.
The partners have formed a for-profit business, Pikes Peak Media Company, to produce the titles.
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/393573/wisconsin-publishing-location-is-closing-with-a-lo.html
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