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Company Update
Louisiana Joins Column Partner Program
Today, we welcome our 15th association and 17th state to be represented in the Column Partner Program — the Louisiana Press Association! “We’re…
Emmie Atwood, Content Manager
Feature
Do Yourself a Favor. Switch to Column.
This editorial was submitted by a guest columnist and reflects the views of the author. “If your operation is anything like mine, we have way too…
Dan Thalmann, Owner of Washington County News, Kansas
Case Study
Making Space for Face-to-Face
“We’re the archivers of history. It’s not always flashy history, but it’s critical information when it comes down to it.” Marco Coppola, Legals Clerk…
Emmie Atwood, Content Manager
Case Study
Small Town Newspaper Takes On Change
Rhonda has worked at the Augusta Daily Gazette since 1972. Since then, Rhonda's experienced a lot of change at the newspaper. “We’ve been through many…
Emmie Atwood, Content Manager
Case Study
CherryRoad Media Ramps Up Legals with Column
“It became clear that with our rapid expansion, Column was critical for us to streamline our operations and relieve staff of the manual time they’d…
Emmie Atwood, Content Manager
Press
Close to the Customer: Pathmonk Presents Podcast with Natalie Burge
Natalie Burge, Product Marketing Manager at Column, was recently interviewed on Pathmonk Presents Podcast to dive into public notice, Column’s growth…
Emmie Atwood, Content Marketing Manager
Product
What's New With Search
We recently improved the search functionality in Column so that publishers and advertisers have more flexibility with finding notices in the system…
Avniel Dravid, Senior Product Manager
Operations
We Are Here to Build a Business
What got me interested in finance was the idea of making a business — a rapidly-growing, constantly-changing start-up that believes in an improbable…
Lea Boreland, Head of Finance
Customer Experience
Be Worthy of Trust
Our company was founded because of a deep loyalty to journalism handed down through five generations of the local news business. Everything we work…
Oliver Carefull, People Operations
Company Update
Arkansas Joins Column Partner Program
We are delighted to welcome our 14th association and 16th state to be represented in the Column Partner Program — the Arkansas Press Association! The…
Kevin King, Head of Brand & Communications
Product
Introducing the Activity Log
Evelyn, a legals rep at her local newspaper, was getting too many email notifications. Her inundated inbox made it easy for her to miss the…
Emmie Atwood, Content Manager
Company Update
Ohio Joins Column Partner Program
The Ohio News Media Association is known for achieving the highest standards of excellence in journalism and newspaper publishing, and today they join…
Kevin King, Head of Brand & Communications
Company Update
Welcome, Laurie Bolle!
Laurie Bolle, Vice President of National Classifieds/Sales at Gannett, is joining Column! Laurie brings a wealth of knowledge from her more than…
Kevin King, Head of Brand & Communications
Company Update
Column Invests $500K in Partner Program
In 2021, we welcomed over ten new state associations to the Column Partner Program. In celebration of this milestone, we announced at the 202…
Jake Seaton, Founder & CEO
Company Update
CherryRoad Media Partners with Column on Public Notice
We are delighted to announce CherryRoad Media as the latest publishing partner to rollout Column's enterprise public notice solution. CherryRoad is…
Kevin King, Head of Brand & Communications
Company Update
Texas Marks 10th New Partner in 2021
The Texas Press Association (TPA) has joined the Column Partner Program, marking the 10th state press association to join in 2021. We formed the…
Kevin King, Head of Brand & Communications
Company Update
Pennsylvania Joins Column Partner Program
We are delighted to announce the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA) as the newest member of the Column Partner Program. The PNA marks the ninth…
Kevin King, Head of Brand & Communications
Company Update
Wyoming Joins Column Partner Program
It’s our pleasure to announce that the Column Partner Program welcomes a new member this week, the Wyoming Press Association (WPA). Public notice…
Alex Lutz, Partnerships
Company Update
Bill Barker Joins Column as Advisor
Column is excited to welcome Bill Barker as our latest advisor. Bill has led a storied career in the news industry, most recently serving as the…
Kevin King
Company Update
Florida Joins Column Partner Program
We are thrilled to welcome the Florida Press Association (FPA) as the latest members of the Column Partner Program. Florida is a key frontier for…
Kevin King, Head of Partnerships
Case Study
How Column Simplified Pagination for a North Carolina Publisher
In December 2020, Restoration NewsMedia, a North Carolina publisher housing the state's oldest family-owned newspaper, adopted Column to support their…
Alex Lutz, Partnerships
Company Update
Column Wins Miami Startup Competition (And Free Office Space)!
We are thrilled to announce that Column was recently named the winner of a Miami startup competition hosted at the Wynwood Walls by Goldman Properties…
Kevin King, Head of Partnerships
Company Update
CNPA Partners with Column to Build Long-Term Public Notice Solution
The California News Publishers Association (CNPA), a non-profit trade association, and Column, a public benefit software startup, are excited to…
Kevin King, Head of Partnerships
Operations
Installing Knowledge on the Team
Here at Column, one of our operating principles is to "never stop learning." On an individual level, we know that continual growth is essential to…
Josh Hone, COO
Feature
Honoring Our Municipal Clerks
This week is the 52nd Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week. Clerks have the immense responsibility of providing the infrastructure that ensures…
Ryan Gayman, Government Partnerships Advisor
Feature
National Columnists' Day
On April 18, we're proud to celebrate National Columnists Day — a holiday to honor the columnists who offer their perspectives in communities across…
The Column Team
Company Update
Former Gannett CEO joins Column as Advisor
I'm thrilled to announce that Paul Bascobert has joined Column as an advisor. Paul has led a storied career in the media industry, serving in…
Jake Seaton
Press
New Mexico Press Association Joins Column Partner Program
This week, Column is excited to welcome the New Mexico Press Association to the Column Partner Program. As the industry representative for New Mexico…
Sarah Alpert, Product
Feature
There's No Place Like Home
Column is a public benefit company building collaborative software to enhance the working relationships that notify the public square. Our technology…
Jake Seaton, CEO
Partnerships
How and Why Column Partners with Press Associations
Kevin King is Head of Partnerships at Column. He builds and maintains working relationships with associations and enterprise publishers to help in…
Kevin King, Partnerships
Case Study
Column Uses Data to Defend Public Notice
Column helps press associations defend public notice requirements, leveraging data to prove the value and viability of public notice in the 21st…
Sarah Alpert, Product
Case Study
Legal Services Cut Time on Notices by 50% with Column
Wilson, Brewer & Munson was recently asked to start using Column to place public notices with their newspaper of record. Thanks to Column, the law…
Hunter Bigge, Partnerships
Company Update
Why Column Became a B-Corp
Public Square Column's public benefit status is our binding commitment to do right by our stakeholders. This commitment was unanimously approved by…
Jake Seaton, CEO
Press
Florida Press Foundation Partners with Column to Launch Community Fund
This giving season, supporters of local journalism can tap into the Florida Press Foundation through Column’s platform to make tax-deductible…
Sarah Alpert, Product
Company Update
Why We Changed Our Name
We are excited to share that we have changed our name from e-notice to "Column." Here is why: e-notice was a highly descriptive name for our first…
Jake Seaton, CEO
Company Update
Column to Power Public Notices for The Washington Post
Column, a public benefit corporation, today announces it will power public notices for The Washington Post, providing category-leading public notice…
Kevin King, Partnerships
Case Study
How the Colorado Press Association Modernized Public Notice with Column
In December 2019, a committee from the Colorado Press Association (CPA) met to discuss the future of public notice. Amid efforts to move public notice…
Sarah Alpert, Product
Customer Experience
Placing Customers at the Center
If ads and commercials are accurate, every company “puts customers first.” This implies that when companies make decisions, one of their primary…
Kevin Richman, Customer Experience
Feature
How We Got Started
Hi there — my name is Jake Seaton. I’m from Manhattan, Kansas, fondly known as "The Little Apple." The local newspaper there is called The Manhattan…
Jake Seaton, CEO
Engineering
Making Public Notice Accessible Through Machine Learning
The public notice system stems from the philosophy that public interest information should not just be easily accessible to citizens, but should be…
Sajan Mehrotra
Case Study
How Column Simplified Statewide Notice Placement
When the Kansas state legislature passes a constitutional amendment, state law requires that notification of the change be distributed via the media…
Sarah Alpert, Product
Case Study
Kansas Publishing Ventures Sees "Instant Rewards" with Column
After nearly doubling their newspaper production, Kansas Publishing Ventures experienced numerous issues with their process of publishing public…
Samantha Shapiro, Summer Intern
Feature
The Solution is Column
This Opinion was originally published in the Kansas Press Association's May 2020 newsletter. It has been edited to reflect Column's new company name…
Joey Young, Kansas Publishing Ventures
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