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American media company based in Fargo, North Dakota
Forum Communications Company
Company type
Private Industry
Television ,
Advertising ,
Broadcasting ,
Newspaper ,
Internet services Founded 1878 Headquarters 101 5th Street North, , Key people
Bill Marcil, Sr. , Chairman Bill Marcil, Jr., President, CEO and Publisher Number of employees
800+ Website
www .forumcomm .com
Forum Communications Company is an American multimedia and technology company headquartered in
Fargo, North Dakota . With multiple online and print news brands throughout
Minnesota ,
North Dakota ,
South Dakota and
Wisconsin , Forum Communications offers local news in a variety of digital and broadcast mediums in addition to various niche media brands covering specialty interests.
The company also owns four
television stations in North Dakota, all affiliated with
ABC . Additional offerings are commercial printing services and business services.
Leadership
William "Bill" Marcil, Sr. is the current chairman of the board for Forum Communications Company, who is married to the great-granddaughter of the founder, Norman B. Black.
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Daily operations are overseen by William "Bill" Marcil, Jr. as the president and chief executive officer of Forum Communications Company as well as the publisher of
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead .
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History
Forum Communications Company began publishing its flagship newspaper
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead in 1878 and is currently owned and operated by the Marcil-Black family.
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Today, Forum Communications Company offers multiple newspaper and
multimedia journalism brands across four states in the
upper Midwest along with several commercial printing facilities, TV broadcasting and business services.
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Commercial
Click Content Studios offers marketing services through branded content for traditional and new media platforms.
Forum Communications operates four printing plants in three states: Brainerd and Detroit Lakes, Minnesota; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and a commercial plant at 4601 16th Ave. N. in Fargo, North Dakota. Commercial printing capabilities include: printing, mailing, fulfillment and various marketing services.
JobsHQ is an online recruitment and digital advertising company focusing on employers and recruitment in
Minnesota ,
North Dakota ,
South Dakota and
Wisconsin .
Print and digital news
The following print and digital newspapers in
Minnesota ,
Wisconsin ,
South Dakota , and
North Dakota are part of the Forum Communications news network:
Alexandria Echo Press based in
Alexandria, Minnesota , serves
Douglas County, Minnesota ,
Todd County, Minnesota ,
central Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Echo Press was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 1990.
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The Bemidji Pioneer based in
Bemidji, Minnesota , serves
Beltrami County, Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Bemidji Pioneer was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 1997.
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Brainerd Dispatch based in
Brainerd, Minnesota , serves
Crow Wing County, Minnesota ,
central Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Brainerd Dispatch was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 2010.
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Detroit Lakes Tribune (known as DL-Online for
online news ) based in
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota , serves
Becker County, Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Detroit Lakes Tribune was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 1985.
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The Dickinson Press based in
Dickinson, North Dakota , serves
Stark County, North Dakota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Dickinson Press was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 1995.
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Duluth News Tribune based in
Duluth, Minnesota , serves
St. Louis County, Minnesota , greater northeast Minnesota,
Lake County, Minnesota ,
The Boundary Waters and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Duluth News Tribune was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 2006.
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The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead (known as InForum.com for
online news ) based in
Fargo, North Dakota , serves
Fargo, North Dakota ,
Moorhead, Minnesota and
West Fargo, North Dakota including
Cass County, North Dakota ,
Clay County, Minnesota , greater eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. It is the original flagship news brand of the Forum Communications Company.
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The Globe based in
Worthington, Minnesota , serves
Nobles County, Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Globe was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 1995.
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Grand Forks Herald based in
Grand Forks, North Dakota , serves
Grand Forks County, North Dakota ,
Polk County, Minnesota , greater eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Grand Forks Herald was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 2006.
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The Jamestown Sun based in
Jamestown, North Dakota , serves
Stutsman County, North Dakota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Jamestown Sun was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 2000.
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The Mitchell Republic based in
Mitchell, South Dakota , serves
Davison County, South Dakota ,
Hanson County South Dakota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Mitchell Republic was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 1995.
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Park Rapids Enterprise based in
Park Rapids, Minnesota , serves
Hubbard County, Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Park Rapids Enterprise was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 1985.
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Perham Focus based in
Perham, Minnesota , serves
Otter Tail County, Minnesota ,
central Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Perham Focus was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 2000.
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Pine Journal based in
Duluth, Minnesota , serves
Cloquet, Minnesota ,
Carlton County, Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Pine Journal was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 2006.
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Pine and Lakes Echo Journal based in
Brainerd, Minnesota , serves
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota ,
Crow Wing County, Minnesota ,
central Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Pine and Lakes Echo Journal was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 2014.
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Post-Bulletin based in
Rochester, Minnesota , serves
Olmsted County, Minnesota , greater
southeast Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Post Bulletin was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 2019.
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St. Cloud Live based in
St. Cloud, Minnesota , serves
Stearns County, Minnesota ,
Benton County, Minnesota , and
Sherburne County, Minnesota with online news. It was launched by the Forum Communications Company in 2022, with former reporters from the
St. Cloud Times being hired as a part of the website launch.
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Sioux Falls Live based in
Sioux Falls, South Dakota , serves
Minnehaha County, South Dakota with online news and television broadcasting. It was launched by the Forum Communications Company in 2022, along with the acquisition of KWSD(TV) and KCWS-LD from JF Broadcasting LLC.
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Superior Telegram based in
Superior, Wisconsin , serves
Douglas County, Wisconsin and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Superior Telegram was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 2006.
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Wadena Pioneer Journal based in
Wadena, Minnesota , serves
Otter Tail County, Minnesota ,
Wadena County, Minnesota ,
central Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The Wadena Pioneer Journal was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 1990.
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West Central Tribune based in
Willmar, Minnesota , serves
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota ,
central Minnesota and surrounding areas with a print newspaper, an e-paper and online news. The West Central Tribune was purchased by the Forum Communications Company in 1980.
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Other media
Agweek is based in
Fargo, North Dakota and merged with Agri News based in
Rochester, Minnesota , and provides a weekly print
magazine , a weekly
TV show , a weekly
podcast and daily
agricultural
news online.
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Bison Media Zone based in Fargo, North Dakota, covers
North Dakota State University
football team and
other athletics with multiple
livestream events,
TV shows ,
podcasts and
online news with hosts and
sports journalists Dom Izzo, Jeff Kolpack and Eric Peterson.
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Dakota Spotlight is based in
Fargo, North Dakota as a
true crime podcast working to uncover the truth about unsolved cases in the region.
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NewsMD covers health news and insights from local individuals and independent health professionals as well as news from the
Mayo Clinic ,
Sanford Health ,
Essentia Health and more.
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Northland Outdoors covers outdoor sports stories and news focusing on the
upper Midwest with
Minnesota ,
North Dakota ,
South Dakota and
Wisconsin
online news.
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On The Minds Of Moms is based in
Fargo, North Dakota and provides a bi-monthly print magazine and online news for today's modern family.
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The Rink Live covers hockey news and information with a focus on collegiate hockey throughout
Minnesota ,
North Dakota ,
South Dakota and
Wisconsin with a
podcast and
online news.
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Television stations
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"Brainerd Dispatch" . BrainerdDispatch.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"Detroit Lakes Tribune" . DLOnline.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"The Dickinson Press" . DickinsonPress.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"Duluth News Tribune" . DuluthNewsTribune.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"InForum" . InForum.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"The Globe" . DGlobe.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"Grand Forks Herald" . GrandForksHerald.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"The Jamestown Sun" . JamestownSun.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"The Mitchell Republic" . MitchellRepublic.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"Park Rapids Enterprise" . ParkRapidsEnterprise.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"Perham Focus" . PerhamFocus.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"Pine Journal" . PineJournal.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"Pine and Lakes Echo Journal" . PineAndLakes.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"Post Bulletin" . PostBulletin.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"Superior Telegram" . SuperiorTelegram.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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"Wadena Pioneer Journal" . WadenaPJ.com . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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