The company is suing a union, saying the sale of three newspapers in Maine won't happen if the buyer must inherit a labor agreement. The proceeds of a sale are urgently needed to satisfy lenders, the...
The search for a buyer of the Seattle Times Co.'s Blethen Maine Newspapers chain of three dailies has narrowed to three possible purchasers, but the only organization to openly declare its interest...
Last week, minority shareholder McClatchy, the Sacramento newspaper chain, said it was willing to sell its not-quite-half slice of the Seattle Times. So how did a locally controlled Northwest...
According to McClatchy, its 49.5 percent stake in the Washington and Maine newspaper company is worth a mere $9.9 million. While that figure signifies little, the fact it keeps shrinking is a bad sign...
If the Seattle Times Co. can't sell its Maine subsidiary, the consequences could be severe — including closure of three of that state's biggest dailies and loan default for the parent company...
A group that includes a former senator is negotiating to buy Blethen Maine Newspapers. But back home, the Seattle Times faces another fiscal challenge — the Teamsters and a possible labor action.
Every year, Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen ends the year with a holiday message to the Times staff that usually includes a roundup of the year's notable achievements, plus a dollop of holiday...