Cowles Company
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The Cowles Company is a diversified media company in Spokane, Washington, in the US. The company owns and operates The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, founded in 1894, and owned the Spokane Daily Chronicle until it was shut down in 1992. Built by William H. Cowles, the publishing business eventually constructed striking buildings in downtown Spokane for both papers. The Chronicle Building was eventually converted into offices and then residential. The company also owned several other papers and operates Inland Empire Paper Company, television stations, and interests in real estate, insurance, marketing and financial services.[1]
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Publishing, manufacturing, media, real estate |
Founded | 1894; 130 years ago (1894) |
Founder | William H. Cowles |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Spokane, Washington, Spokane Valley, Washington, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Inland Empire |
Key people | Elizabeth A. Cowles (Chair) W. Stacey Cowles (Publisher) |
Website | cowlescompany |
Footnotes / references Real Cities, McClatchy Interactive |
William Stacey Cowles, the publisher of The Spokesman-Review, is the great-grandson of the company's founder, William H. Cowles, and the fourth generation of the Cowles family to run the paper. His sister, Elizabeth A. Cowles, is chairwoman of the parent company. Rob Curley is the editor.