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Distinctly Montana Magazine

Distinctly Montana Magazine has been sold by founder Michael Blevins to Bill Muhlenfeld and Anthea George of Bozeman, Montana, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.

Distinctly Montana Magazine is a high quality glossy product published quarterly and distributed throughout Montana and most of the nation. The magazine, founded in 2001, is a resource guide for all things Montana and includes local features, literary pieces, and high quality art and photography. Included in the sale is the magazine website at distinctlymontana.com.

According to Anthea George, "Distinctly Montana is a quality publication with a great concept and a focused mission. We look forward as new owners to bringing the best of Montana to residents and visitors alike."

Cribb, Greene & Associates is an eighty-seven year old publishing company merger and acquisition firm with offices in Bozeman, Montana and Charlottesville, Virginia.

Chesapeake, VA and Richmond, VA

November 03, 2008

Dr. John S. deLeeuw, owner and founder of the Trading Post Publications in Chesapeake and Richmond, Virginia, has sold his publications to Lancaster Management, Inc. of Gadsden, Alabama, according to Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.

DeLeeuw co-founded the Tidewater Trading Post in 1963 while serving as a business school professor at Dominion University. The company initially served the Hampton Roads area of Virginia and later expanded into the Richmond market with the Mid-Virginia Trading Post in 1969.

The sold, over-the-counter classified product became a household name in central and tidewater Virginia and grew consistently through the years. The independently owned company was founded on the concept of “advertise free, pay only if and when you sell.”

The concept expanded and the company later accepted display advertising.

Lancaster Management retained the employees and will oversee the acquisition from their Hopewell, Virginia newspaper, the Hopewell News. As part of the acquisition, Lancaster purchased the real estate housing each publication.

Cribb, Greene & Associates is an eighty-five year old newspaper brokerage company with offices in Virginia and Montana.

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