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Newsquest plc
 PROFILE
For towns where the local flower show is big news, Newsquest rolls the presses. One of the largest regional newspaper groups in the UK, Newsquest publishes more than 300 regional newspapers with a combined circulation of more than 10 million. Its papers (dailies and free and paid weeklies) include the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, Bolton Evening News, and The Northern Echo. The company also publishes business and lifestyle magazines and local information guides. Through Newsquest Digital Media, it operates Internet portal sites built around its newspapers and other Web ventures such as e-commerce site Shopper's World. Gannett, the largest newspaper publisher in the US, owns Newsquest.

 COMPETITION
Daily Mail and General Trust PLC (DMGT)
Johnston Press plc (JPR)
Trinity Mirror plc (TNI)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1998 Sales (mil.): 507.20
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 7.7%
Employees: 5,743
Revenue per employee: $88,316.21

 KEY PEOPLE
• Paul Davidson
    CEO
• Paul Hunter
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Newspaper House, 34-44 London Rd.
Morden Surrey SM4 5BR, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-20-8640-8989
Fax: 44-20-8646-3997
Online: Web Site

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