A Chattanooga businessman is adding to his media holdings with the purchase of what he termed the largest collection of recreational marine brands in the nation.
“These are big, iconic names,” said Craig Fuller, founder and chief executive of supply chain data and media firm FreightWaves. “There’s a lot of history and a lot of readers, and people love them. They’ve been around for many decades.”
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Fuller is expanding into the recreational marine media business by acquiring such titles as Boating, Yachting, Sailing World, Cruising World, SaltWater Sportsman, Wakeboarding and Sport Fishing from Florida-based Bonnier, he said in a phone interview Tuesday.