American City Business Journals
American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina. ACBJ publishes The Business Journals, which contains local business news for 44 markets in the United States (each market's edition named for that market, such as Austin Business Journal, Hartford Business Journal, Wichita Business Journal, etc.), and also publishes Hemmings Motor News and Inside Lacrosse. The company is owned by Advance Publications. The company receives revenue from display advertising and classified advertising in its weekly newspaper and online advertising on its website and from a subscription business model.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder | Mike Russell |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Whitney Shaw (chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Magazines Newspapers Mass Media |
Number of employees | 1,400 (2021) |
| Parent | Advance Publications (1995–present) |
| Website | acbj |
The bizjournals.com website, using the overarching online title The Business Journal, contains local business news from various cities in the United States, along with an archive that contains more than 5 million business news articles published since 1996. As of August 2021, it receives over 3.6 million readers each week.