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Seattle Times Company
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 PROFILE
Seattle Times Company has been keeping readers informed for more than a century. Founded in 1896 by Alden Blethen, its flagship newspaper, "The Seattle Times", is the largest daily newspaper in Washington State (220,000 circulation) and the largest Sunday newspaper in the Northwest (circulation 502,000). It also publishes the "Walla Walla Union-Bulletin", the "Yakima Herald-Republic", and the "Issaquah Press". The company also owns five newspapers in Maine through Blethen Maine Newspapers. The company also participates in operating "The Seattle Post-Intelligencer" through a joint operating agreement with Hearst. The founding Blethen family controls Seattle Times Company; Knight Ridder owns 49.5%.

 COMPETITION
Gannett Co., Inc. (GCI)
The Hearst Corporation (dossier)
The McClatchy Company (MNI)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 428.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 24.4%
Employees: 2,577
Revenue per employee: $166,084.59

 KEY PEOPLE
• Frank A. Blethen
    CEO
• S. Mae F. Neumata
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
1120 John St.
Seattle, WA 98109
US
Phone: 206-464-2111
Fax: 206-464-2009
Online: Web Site

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