Type: Public
On the web: http://www.mcclatchy.com
Employees: 8,473
Employee growth: (11.7%)

This company has gotten its clutches on quite a few newspapers. The McClatchy Company is the #3 newspaper business in the US (behind USA TODAY publisher Gannett and Tribune Company) with 30 daily papers boasting a combined circulation of about 2.3 million. Its portfolio includes The Kansas City Star, The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee (California), and the Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas). McClatchy also publishes more than 40 non-daily newspapers in eight states and operates online news sites in conjunction with many of its papers. In addition, it has a 49% stake in The Seattle Times Company. The McClatchy family controls the company.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $1,375.2M
One year growth: (6.5%)
Net income: $36.3M
Income growth: (32.9%)

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Gary B. Pruitt
VP Finance and CFO: Patrick J. (Pat) Talamantes
Director Communications: Peter Tira

Competitors:
Gannett
Hearst Newspapers
Tribune Company

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