MINNEAPOLIS, MN & DECATUR, IL, February 1, 2022 – The
Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) announced Feb. 1 the 94-year-old
association has entered into an agreement to purchase Country Journal
Publishing Company, the publisher of Grain Journal, Milling Journal and Seed
Today magazines. The acquisition, due to close in the second quarter of 2022,
gives GEAPS a significantly expanded reach in the industry and adds resources
for members.
According to GEAPS Executive Director Steve Records, Country
Journal Publishing will operate within a newly forming GEAPS for-profit
subsidiary, GEAPS Media Group.
GEAPS Media Group will keep Country Journal Publishing’s
office in Decatur, IL along with its 11 employees. Country Journal Publishing
Owner Mark Avery will remain with the company and become President of the GEAPS
Media Group.
“Our mission and vision both speak to GEAPS being a hub for
industry knowledge and information,” says Records. “With Grain Journal and the
other publications, this acquisition will immediately bolster our ability to
meet our mission, provide additional member value and grow GEAPS sustainably in
the future.”
“It is an honor for our company to join GEAPS,” says Avery.
“It is two great brands in the grain industry coming together to better serve
both the GEAPS membership and the grain, milling and seed industries. We are
excited about all the print, digital and in-person opportunities this will give
our team. As we celebrate our 50th year in business in 2022, we plan on
servicing our readers and advertisers at the highest level going forward.”
About GEAPS
The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) is an international
professional association of grain handling and processing professionals. GEAPS
addresses the industry’s critical grain handling, storage and processing
operations needs by providing networking, professional development programs and
access to a global marketplace of industry suppliers. GEAPS’ global network
includes more than 2,200 individual members from about 1,000 companies.
About Country Journal
Publishing Co
Country Journal Publishing Co., based in Decatur, IL, publishes Grain
Journal, Milling Journal and Seed Today magazines and the annual Equipment
Catalog. It also has websites for the grain, milling and seed industries.
-By Steve Records, Executive Director, steve@geaps.com, 763-999-4300
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