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CYGNUS BUSINESS MEDIA company history timeline

1937

PTN, which stands for Photographic Trade News, began as a publisher of trade magazines for the photographic trade in 1937.

1977

All of the properties acquired from Locksmith Publishing bolstered Cygnus’s presence in the security industry and complemented the company’s own Security Dealer Magazine, which was launched in 1977 as Security Information and Product News, and its online counterpart.

1992

In 1992, PTN gained an additional $20 million worth of equity financing from Golder, Thoma.

1996

Cygnus Business Media, Inc. was organized in March 1996 under the name Cygnus Publishing, Inc.

In 1996, Laminating Design & Technology and Sport Truck & SUV Accessory Business were launched from Fort Atkinson.

1998

In 1998, it entered into a partnership agreement with Maryland-based Spencer Communications, which published four regional graphics arts periodicals.

1999

In mid-1999 Cygnus divested two of its Atlanta, Georgia-based publications, Modern Paint & Coatings and Soap & Cosmetics.

Micro Publishing News was also acquired in 1999.

2003

In addition, the company announced it would launch two new trade shows in 2003, the Iowa Farm Show in August and the Mid-Atlantic Print Expo in spring 2003.

2022

"Cygnus Business Media, Inc. ." International Directory of Company Histories. . Retrieved June 21, 2022 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/cygnus-business-media-inc

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