verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message cox enterprises inc. type private industry conglomerate founded 1898 in dayton ohio founder james m. cox headquarters atlanta georgia area served united states key people james c. kennedy chairman john dyer president and ceo products telecommunications automotive mass media revenue us 18 billion owner cox family 99 % anne cox chambers james c. kennedy blair parry okeden 1 2 number of employees 60 000 subsidiaries cox communications cox media group cox automotive website www.coxenterprises.com cox headquarters central park in atlanta georgia includes the company s buildings and leased spaces . cox enterprises inc. is a privately held american conglomerate based in atlanta georgia . cox is also a leading communications and automotive services company . cox enterprises is currently headed by the daughter of founder james cox anne cox chambers and the two children of her late sister barbara cox . its chairman is barbara cox s son james c. kennedy . fourth generation members of the cox family serve on the company s board of directors 3 the family and company were highlighted in a 2015 forbes article called this billionaire knows the secret to saving a family business 4 the company owns newspapers television stations radio stations cox communications manheim auctions autotrader kelley blue book savings.com and valpak . 5 cox is bringing techstars a startup accelerator to atlanta to boost startups and entrepreneurs . the company gave more than 92 million in community support in 2014 through cash and in kind contributions . 6 contents 1 history 2 major subsidiaries 2.1 cox communications 2.2 cox media group 2.3 cox automotive 3 references 4 external links history edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . august 2013 the company was founded in dayton ohio by james m. cox who purchased the dayton daily news in 1898 . cox later became the democratic candidate for the president of the united states in the presidential election of 1920 running unsuccessfully on a ticket that included franklin d. roosevelt as the vice presidential candidate . major subsidiaries edit cox communications edit cox communications is a broadband communications and entertainment company . the company also provides home security and automation commercial telecommunications and advertising solutions . cox communications formed an alliance with the cleveland clinic to take healthcare to the home in february 2015 . the company has also been deploying residential gigabit internet service cox media group edit cox media group operates broadcast television and radio stations runs metro newspapers and more than a dozen non daily publications and has more than 100 digital services . cox media group owns and operates savings.com and valpak . cox media group is also involved in automated and programmatic sales through videa . cox automotive edit cox automotive is a provider of vehicle remarketing services and digital marketing and software solutions for automotive dealers and consumers . cox automotive includes manheim dealer auction ltd autotrader kelley blue book vauto homenet automotive 7 nextgear capital xtime and a host of global businesses and brands serving auto dealers manufacturers and financial institutions . in june 2015 cox automotive announced the biggest vendor acquisition in the history of auto retailing by agreeing to pay 4 billion in cash for dealer software giant dealertrack technologies inc. 8 the acquisition closed in october 2015 . 9 references edit cox enterprises inc. financial statements . institute of media and communications policy . september 17 2012 . http www.bloomberg.com news articles 2015 11 20 three new cox billionaires minted as matriarch gives away wealth cox enterprises elects alex taylor and jamie kennedy to board of directors apr 22 2014 . coxenterprises.mediaroom.com . 2014 04 22 . retrieved 2015 11 07 . this billionaire knows the secret to saving a family business . forbes.com . retrieved 2015 11 07 . george anya 2015 06 15 . cox automotive to buy dealertrack in 4 billion deal . reuters . retrieved 2015 11 07 . cox . coxcsrreport.com . retrieved 2015 11 07 . homenet automotive online vehicle marketing solutions for automobile dealerships . homenetauto.com . retrieved 2015 11 07 . cox goes bold with giant dealertrack deal . autonews.com . 2015 06 22 . retrieved 2015 11 07 . cox automotive opening new doors to clients team members and auto industry with completion of acquisition of dealertrack cox automotive . coxautoinc.com . retrieved 2015 11 07 . external links edit atlanta portal companies portal official website media related to cox enterprises at wikimedia commons v t e cox enterprises daily newspapers the atlanta journal constitution austin american statesman dayton daily news journal news the palm beach daily news the palm beach post the springfield news sun weekly newspapers active dayton today s pulse cox radio kcyy kglk khpt kiss fm kjsr kkbq kkyx kono kono fm krav fm krmg krmg fm ksmg ktht ktkx kwen walr fm wape fm wbab wbli wcfb wdbo wdbo fm wduv wedr wezi wfez wflc wgau wgmg whfm whio whio fm whko whpt whqt wjgl wmmo wngc wokv wokv fm wpoi wpup wpyo wrfc wsb wsb fm wsbb fm wsrv wsun wwka wwrm wxgl wxkt wxxj wzlr cox television abc affiliates wftv wsb tv wsoc tv cbs affiliates kiro tv whio tv wjax tv 1 fox affiliates koki tv wfox tv wfxt whbq tv independent stations waxn tv wrdq mynetworktv affiliates kmyt tv wfox dt2 2 nbc affiliate wpxi cable channels 4sd cox sports television the cox channel cox target media savings.com valpak cox automotive alliance inspection management autost autotrader.com 98 % kelley blue book bitauto central dispatch dealer auction.com dealer.com dealertrack deal shield home net automotive incadea jingzhengu mahindra s first choice manheim auctions motors.co.uk nextgear capital ready logistics rms automotive vauto vinsolutions xtime other assets cox communications kudzu.com 1 cox media group operates this station under an lma with bayshore television llc . 2 this subchannel holds a secondary affiliation with me tv . v t e atlanta companies aaron s inc. agco duluth american megatrends gwinnett county arby s sandy springs at & t mobility atlanta bread company smyrna atlanta gas light bellsouth chick fil a college park church s chicken sandy springs coca cola cox enterprises delta air lines earthlink equifax expressjet college park georgia natural gas georgia pacific georgia power holiday inn holiday inn express the home depot cobb county hooters intercontinental exchange krystal kool smiles marietta merial duluth ncr corporation gwinnett county newell rubbermaid popeyes sandy springs racetrac rheem scientific atlanta lawrenceville simmons bedding company southern company suntrust banks turner broadcasting 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