America's Newspapers is honored to welcome three newspapers and two new Solutions Partners into membership this week.
A warm welcome to:
The Border Belt Independent, which provides in-depth and investigative reporting on issues in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties in southeastern North Carolina with a focus on poverty, health, mental health, situations that adversely affect children, race, education and the economy. It does so in partnership with six small newspapers in the region. The BBI hopes to serve as a model for increasing in-depth reporting capacity in other rural areas. Les High is publisher.
The McKenzie Banner is a privately-owned family newspaper, published every Tuesday in McKenzie, Tennessee. Joel Washburn is publisher.
El Paso Inc. describes itself as a small, but loud, locally-owned business journal. This unique, Sunday morning, paid-circulation, weekly newspaper is widely read by business managers, professionals, business owners, philanthropists and their families. Secret Wherrett is publisher.
Bluefin Technology Partners, LLC has a single vision: to generate new revenue sources for publishers by offering advertisers the best tools available to place, review and publish their print and online media buys. The staff wants to help newspapers take back control of their local market while increasing classified revenues for print and online. Steve Rosenfeld is general partner and CEO.
Thomas W. Riebock HR Solutions LLC offers human resources consulting and management and employee training for harassment prevention, leadership, coaching, performance management, recruitment and retention and employment law. Thomas Riebock, formerly director of human resources for Wick Communications, is CEO.
