The acquisition of Governing significantly expands e.Republic's reach and influence in media, research services and events that serve public-sector employees in state and local government, according to company officials.
"Our flagship, Government Technology magazine, has published alongside Governing for more than 20 years, and we have a high regard for Governing's long history of editorial excellence," said Paul Harney, chief operating officer for the Sacramento, Calif.-based e.Republic. "Combined, the two organizations create the largest media firm providing news, research and analysis of the $2.9 trillion state and local government market."
e.Republic will continue publication of the award-winning Governing magazine, the Governing.com Web site and well known events, such as Governing's annual Public Official of the Year Awards Banquet.
For more than two decades, e.Republic and Governing have covered state and local government. E.Republic's media products have focused primarily on IT's transformative role on government, while Governing has covered public policy, management and politics.
e.Republic President and CEO Dennis McKenna said Governing will continue to play an important role in informing and connecting America's state and local leaders.
"Given the unprecedented challenges facing the country -- growing unemployment, economic recession, failing infrastructure, health-care reform and energy -- - and on the eve of an important election year in states and localities, there has never been a more vital time for Governing," McKenna said.
Governing will continue to operate from its downtown office in Washington, D.C., under the leadership of publisher Fred Kuhn. e.Republic is expected to close the deal with the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Times Publishing Company shortly after Thanksgiving.
e.Republic's media products include Government Technology magazine; sister publications Emergency Management magazine, Public CIO, Digital Communities and Converge; GTTV video; and several Web sites, including Govtech.com. The company also operates the Center for Digital Government and the Center for Digital Education research organizations.
