Penton sharpens focus on core sectors

Posted on: 12/11/12

Penton Media's recent $79.9 million acquisition of Farm Progress from Sydney-based Fairfax Media more than doubled Penton's reach in U.S. agricultural markets. The deal, announced in November, underscores Penton's efforts to bolster its core assets and shed media properties it deems marginal.

Advanstar Global set to acquire ENK International

Posted on: 11/20/12

New York—Advanstar Global, owner of Advanstar Communications, has agreed to acquire fashion events company ENK International. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Cracking the code of J-school hiring

Posted on: 11/02/12

At a recent journalism school job fair, one b-to-b executive complained, “Our magazine is the Time of its field, but we're not getting attention.” B-to-b recruiting at J-schools can be frustrating. Most students remain ignorant of b-to-b's very nature, much less its career...

Production: Then and now

Posted on: 09/14/12

When Keith Hammerbeck joined Advanstar Communications back in 1982, it was still known as Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and he was a production manager for a healthcare title. Now corporate director of media operations, he's running the show.

ABC releases list of top 25 business publications

Posted on: 08/29/12

Arlington Heights, Ill.—The Audit Bureau of Circulations has released a list of the top 25 U.S. business publications for the first half of the year. The list is based on total average paid circulation and qualified nonpaid print circulation.