Journal Register Co. Tuesday said it agreed to acquire privately held 21st Century Newspapers Inc., owner of one of the largest newspaper clusters in the U.S., for $415 million. The deal would bring
Journal Register Co.'s ownership to 27 daily papers with a combined daily circulation of about 650,000 and Sunday circulation of about 675,000, as well as 327 non-daily publications with a combined
non-daily distribution of more than 5 million.