SouthComm was formed in late 2007 and spent much of its first two years acquiring media properties in Alpharetta, Georgia, Nashville, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky.[3]
In 2011 and 2012, SouthComm bought a number of publications from Creative Loafing[2] including the Washington City Paper in Washington, DC, Creative Loafing (Atlanta), Creative Loafing Charlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina,[4] and Creative Loafing Tampa of Tampa, Florida.[4] Womack Newspapers bought Creative Loafing Charlotte in 2014.[5] Also in 2014, SouthComm acquired the trade publisher Cygnus Business Media.[6]
In 2017 and 2018, the company began to sell their alternative newspapers to focus on their business to business magazines.[7]
In 2017, Creative Loafing Atlanta was bought by Ben Eason, the son of Creative Loafing founders Debbie and Elton Eason.[8] On December 21, 2017, it was announced that D.C.-area venture capitalist Mark Ein would buy the Washington City Paper.[9] Also in December 2017, according to reports, The Pitch was sold to a local owner. In 2017 The Pitch was sold to Stephanie Carey and Adam Carey. [10][11] Creative Loafing Tampa was sold to Euclid Media Group in 2018. In May 2018, real estate company Freeman Webb acquired the Nashville Scene and Nashville Post.[12] In June 2018, the trade magazines owned by SouthComm were sold to Endeavor Business Media, which was started by SouthComm founder Chris Ferrell.[7]