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Blethen Corporation company history timeline

1980

Under the joint operating agreement, The Seattle Times ceased publication of its daily morning edition, begun in 1980, and was awarded the lion's share of the profits generated by both newspapers.

1983

In 1983, the two newspapers ended their sometimes contentious battle not by a shake of their figurative hands, but by fully embracing each other.

1985

When Frank Blethen, Jr. was thrust into the leadership of The Seattle Times in 1985, he became the newspaper's sixth publisher and chief executive officer, gaining authority he would use to steer the newspaper toward what company officials described as unprecedented financial growth.

1989

To realize this financial growth, Frank Blethen, Jr. launched several spin-off niche publications, acquired three regional weeklies, and in 1989, acquired the Yakima Herald-Republic, a daily newspaper with a circulation of more than 40,000.

1996

As the newspaper prepared to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 1996, steps were being taken to ensure the legal transfer of company ownership to the fifth generation of Blethens, who could look forward to inheriting a newspaper and a company enjoying a decade of especially strong financial growth.

2008

Scott Moorehead took over his parents’ cellphone store chain in 2008 at age 30.

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