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Gannett was founded by Frank E. Gannett and associates in 1906 and incorporated
in 1923. The company went public in 1967. It reincorporated in Delaware in 1972.
Its more than 230 million outstanding shares of common stock are held by
approximately 8,900 shareholders of record in all 50 states and several foreign
countries. The company has approximately 46,100 employees. Its headquarters are
in McLean, Va., near Washington, D.C.
The company is a leading international news and information company. In the
United States, the company publishes 85 daily newspapers, including USA TODAY,
and nearly 900 non-daily publications. Along with each of its daily newspapers,
the company operates Web sites offering news, information and advertising that
is customized for the market served and integrated with its publishing
operations. USATODAY.com is one of the most popular news sites on the Web. The
company is the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S.