Yellow Book Acquires Directories from Pinnacle Directory Company, Inc. - 17 November 2005
Yellow Book USA, the nation’s oldest and largest independent yellow pages publisher, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of five Georgia directories from Pinnacle Directory Company, Inc. “This acquisition is a natural expansion of Yellow Books footprint throughout the state of Georgia, further building upon the success residents and businesses have been praising in neighboring markets for years,” said Joe Walsh, President and CEO of Yellow Book USA.
The Barrow County, Lake Sinclair, Lake Oconee Area, Oconee County, and Walton County directories have a combined circulation of over 131,000. With the addition of the five Pinnacle directories Yellow Book will now publish over 30 directories throughout the state, including Atlanta Metro, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County and Northwest Georgia.
Established in 1930, Yellow Book USA is the oldest and largest independent yellow pages publisher in the nation. In recent years, Yellow Book has made a number of strategic acquisitions and entered scores of new markets. With the recent acquisition of TransWestern Publishing, Yellow Book now publishes approximately 900 directories in 46 states and the District of Columbia with a distribution of over 100 million. Visit the Yellow Book company website at www.yellowbook.com.
