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    Business ProfileforGatehouse Media Ohio Holdings II, Inc.

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    Current Alerts For This Business

    Pattern of Complaint:

    BBB files indicate this business has a pattern of complaints from consumers alleging delivery issues, unsatisfactory customer service and billing issues. Specifically, consumers say their yearly subscriptions run out long before the year is over, they have trouble contacting customer service, and they cannot get an accurate invoice, some complaints concern paper delivery issues. BBB wrote to the business on September 13, 2019 and October 15, 2019 requesting their voluntary cooperation in resolving the underlying cause for the complaints. 

    On November 1, 2019, BBB met with representatives of the company. On November 11, 2019, BBB received a written reply from Gatehouse Media comprised of a list of action items that GHM will begin utilizing when handling Columbus Dispatch BBB complaints. 
    1) GHM will go to the BBB site and respond to the reviews that have not been responded to from the last 3 months.  
    2) GHM will develop a written template that explains all charges and credits for our customers.  These will be mailed to customers contesting their account status. 
    3) We are looking at a "one rate" option for our readers and we are testing this in other markets. 

    BBB will continue to monitor activity and update the BBB Business Profile as needed.

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

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    Customer Complaints

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    The scope of this Business Profile concerns Gatehouse Media Ohio Holdings II, Inc. offering products and services including newspapers, magazines, print / digital advertising under many names and brands.

     

    Products & Services

    Multimedia Services

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    62 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215-3503
    BBB File Opened:
    1/1/1921
    Years in Business:
    153
    Business Started:
    7/1/1871
    Business Incorporated:
    6/9/1903
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Grove City Record
    • Central Ohio Home & Garden Show
    • Central Ohio Home Show
    • Columbus Alive
    • Columbus Bride: The Show
    • Columbus CEO
    • Columbus City Guide
    • Columbus Monthly
    • Columbus Monthly Home & Garden
    • Columbus Parent
    • Columbus Restaurant Guide
    • Columbus Summer Entertainment Guide
    • Columbus Weddings
    • Delaware News
    • Dispatch Classifieds
    • Gahanna News
    • German Village Gazette
    • Grove City Record
    • HR Achievement Awards
    • Dispatch Media Group
    • Dispatch Shows Group
    • New Albany News
    • This Week Bexley
    • This Week Canal Winchester
    • This Week Clintonville (Booster)
    • This Week Delaware
    • This Week Dublin
    • This Week German Village
    • This Week Grandview (Tri-Village)
    • This Week Grove City
    • This Week Johnstown
    • This Week New Albany
    • This Week Northland
    • This Week Northwest
    • This Week Olentangy
    • This Week Pickerington
    • This Week Reynoldsburg
    • This Week Rocky Fork
    • This Week Wersterville
    • This Week Westside
    • This Week Whitehall
    • This Week Worthington
    • ThisWeek Community Media
    • Tri-Village News
    • Rocky Fork Enterprise
    • The Bag
    • The Columbus Dispatch
    • Dublin Villager
    • The Columbus Sunday Dispatch
    • The Northland News
    • Columbus Dispatch
    • This Week Community News
    • The Columbus Wedding Show
    • Home & Garden Magazine
    Business Management
    • Mr. Ben Cason, Editor
    • Mr. Alan D Miller, Executive Editor
    • Ms. Heather Lauritsen, Subscription Management Specialist Gannett Subscriber Services
    • Mr. Adam Trabitz, Director of Sales
    • Mr. Stephen Buzza, Director
    • Ms. Kelly Lecker, Managing Editor
    • Mr. Paul Souhrada, Editor
    • Ms. Katy Smity, Editor
    • Ms. Becky Kover, Editor
    • Mr. Eugene Jackson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
    • Mr. Brad Henson, Director
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Ben Cason, Editor
    • Mr. Alan D Miller, Executive Editor
    • Ms. Kelly Lecker, Managing Editor

    Customer Contact

    • Ms. Heather Lauritsen, Subscription Management Specialist Gannett Subscriber Services
    • Ms. Kelly Lecker, Managing Editor
    • Mr. Paul Souhrada, Editor
    • Ms. Katy Smity, Editor
    • Ms. Becky Kover, Editor
    • Mr. Brad Henson, Director
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (614) 461-7580
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Email Addresses

    Website Addresses

    Customer Complaints

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