The Petersen Publishing Company (located in Los Angeles) was sold in 1996 to a private equity firm who then sold it to a British media company named EMAP. In 2001 EMAP sold the Petersen magazine product line to Primedia. In 2007 Primedia sold all of its magazine line to Source Interlink Media which publishes magazines from numerous locations around the USA. The publishing team for Motor Trend and other car and motorcycle magazines, for example, is located in the Los Angeles suburb El Segundo.
Robert E. Petersen, the owner of Petersen Publishing, died in Santa Monica, California in 2007.
Petersen Publishing Company was acquired by British publisher Emap in 1998. Emap later sold off some of its assets to other companies, and the remnants of Petersen Publishing were eventually merged into Source Interlink Media in 2007. Source Interlink Media filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and was subsequently acquired by American Media, Inc.
Sandhills Publishing Company was created in 1978.
The publishing company known as Western Publishing was located in Wisconsin before it was sold. There is also a publishing company known as West (and sometimes referred to as West Publishing) that has headquarters in Minnesota.
Scurlock Publishing Company was created in 1974.
The population of Walsworth Publishing Company is 1,250.
Walsworth Publishing Company was created in 1937.
Workman Publishing Company was created in 1968.
Turner Publishing Company was created in 1984.
Arrangers' Publishing Company was created in 1985.
Swetland Publishing Company was created in 1904.
Hackett Publishing Company was created in 1972.
Cowles Publishing Company was created in 1894.
Gulf Publishing Company was created in 1916.