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El Paso Times company history timeline

1881

The Times first published April 2, 1881.

Milestones: When Marcellus Washington Carrico produced the first edition of the El Paso Times in 1881, El Paso was a frontier town of adobe buildings and 800 residents.

First published in 1881 as the El Paso Times, this title internationally details in both Spanish- and English-language editions the progress of the Mexican Revolution.

First published in 1881 as the El Paso Times, this title internationally details in both Spanish and English language editions the progress of the Mexican Revolution

The paper was founded in 1881 by Marcellus Washington Carrico.

1890

Railroad service was the key to regional commercial and agricultural development at the time, and by 1890 El Paso had been transformed into a bustling frontier community of more than 10,000 people.

1910

In 1910, Mills started work with architect Henry C. Trost, of the Trost and Trost firm, on the Anson Mills Building, which still stands at the intersection of West Mills and North Oregon streets (303 N Oregon) in El Paso.

1972

Gannett bought the Times in 1972.

1997

In July 1997 the newspaper opened a new production and press facility.

2003

In 2003, Gannett and MediaNews Group formed a partnership between the Times and MediaNews' New Mexico papers, with Gannett as the managing partner.

2005

In December 2005, Gannett became a minority partner in the El Paso Times, handing the majority of the partnership and management to Denver-based MediaNews Group.

2015

In 2015, Gannett acquired full ownership of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership from MediaNews successor Digital First Media.

2017

Zahira Torres became the editor of the paper in 2017, making her the second woman and first Latina to lead the El Paso Times.

2020

The cost of the building was reported as over $300,000, which is 8.3 million dollars in 2020 dollars.

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