Gannett Pacific Corporation history

In 1923, Frank Gannett purchased the holdings of his associates, forming Gannett Co., Inc.

In 1929, Frank Gannett invested in the development of the teletypesetter.

Printing presses were adapted for color at the Gannett Rochester newspapers as early as 1938.

The Gannett National Service was founded in 1943 and provided Gannett newspapers with national enterprise and stories with a local angle from its Washington office and bureaus across the nation.

Allen H. Neuharth, who had been executive vice president since 1966, became president and chief operating officer.

In 1979 Gannett merged with Combined Communications in what was then the largest merger in the communications industry.

With executive travel increasing between Rochester and Arlington, Va., where USA TODAY is based, Gannett decided in 1986 to relocate its corporate headquarters to Arlington.

Curley succeeded Neuharth as chairman on April 1, 1989.

In 1996, Gannett joined Knight-Ridder and Landmark Communications as partners in InfiNet, an Internet access and service venture designed to help put newspapers online.

The cable division was sold to Cox Communications in January 2000.

Curley retired as chairman in early 2001 and McCorkindale became chairman, president and CEO.

In March, 2003, Newsquest acquired SMG Publishing, which added three Scottish regional newspapers, The Herald, Sunday Herald and Evening Times, as well as a series of non-daily publications, to the company.

On July 15, 2005, McCorkindale relinquished his roles as President and CEO to Craig Dubow, who was President and CEO of Gannett Broadcasting.

In 2006, this program was renamed the Gannett Foundation.

2, 2012, Martore hosted the company’s first Investor Day in New York City where she and her senior leadership team presented the company’s new growth strategy.

In 2014, Newsquest launched The National, a new daily newspaper in Scotland.

In 2015, Newsquest acquired Romanes Media Group, a local news publishing business operating in Scotland, Berkshire and Northern Ireland.