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15. Johnson Publishing Co.
- 2009 Rank: 15 (Last Year: 12)
- Chief Executive(s): Linda Johnson Rice
- Business Type: Publishing and cosmetics
- Address: 820 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605 - Staff: 340
- Year Started: 1942
- Website: http://www.johnsonpublishing.com
Financial Information
- 2008 Revenues: $328.0
In 1942, pioneering publisher John H. Johnson and the NEGRO DIGEST founded Johnson Publishing Co. with a $500 loan. More than 65 years later, JPC remains the world’s largest black-owned and operated publishing company grossing $328 million in 2008.
The global media magnet operates EBONY and JET magazine; Fashion Fair Cosmetics; Ebony Fashion Fair and JPC Book Division. Headquartered in Chicago, the company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Detroit, London, and Paris.
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