The sale of family-owned newspapers represented the bulk of the deals in the first quarter of 2017, with four of the six announced daily newspaper transactions involving a complete exit from the industry by the owner.

Mirabel Technologies, creator of the Magazine Manager and Newspaper Manager CRM platforms, has officially unveiled "Mirabel's Marketing Manager" a next generation web visitor identification CRM platform with built-in marketing metrics, data appending and a multitude of related lead generation capabilities, including identification of unknown website visitors.

Eric Eyre of the Charleston Gazette-Mail won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting on Monday for his coverage of the opioid crisis in small-town West Virginia.

He was honored "for courageous reporting, performed in the face of powerful opposition, to expose the flood of opioids flowing into depressed West Virginia counties with the highest overdose death rates in the country."

New company combines world-class Silicon Valley engineering with powerful data from Cox's dozens of companies to connect buyers and sellers across all advertising channels.

Granite Publications CEO Brandi Chionsini is leaving the group and has formed a new management company. Five newspapers will be part of Fenice Community Media Group – four weeklies, Madisonville Meteor, The Sealy News, Fort Stockton Pioneer and The Hill Country News – and one semi-weekly, the Gonzales Inquirer.

Granite Founder Jim Chionsini is stepping back into the operations and he, along with Controller Daniel Philhower, will manage the Granite group.

"I am excited to be branching out on my own after nearly 19 years with Granite," Ms. Chionsini said. "I am thankful to my father, Jim, for his guidance and leadership all these years and know that with this knowledge and my own experience, we will be able to make this new venture a success."

"I'm very proud of Brandi for taking this step. I remember when I made the same decision in 1978 to leave the safety of the Walls organization and go it alone. The first few years were terribly scary for her mother and me but in the end sinking or swimming on my own was the right decision. Entrepreneurship isn't for everyone but this has been Brandi's desire for a long time. Everyone is behind her decision 100 percent," Chionsini said.

Millennials, 25-34 years of age, love the unique traits and characteristics of their city and community.

The owners of The New Britain Herald and The Bristol Press have agreed to buy The Chronicle of Willimantic, Conn. The transaction is expected to be finalized May 1.

Presteligence has announced that Lee Enterprises will add Lee AgriMedia publications to Adinfinitum for electronic tearsheets and electronic invoices.

The Lexington Herald-Leader has sued the city of Lexington, Ky., alleging that a new ordinance – which restricts where publications can be delivered – runs afoul of the First Amendment.

The Sedalia Democrat and Jacksonville Journal Courier have purchased NewsXtreme Lite Prepress Production Workflow Bundle from Presteligence. The deal is part of a Southern Lithoplate Strategic Alliance Partnership.