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Group Publisher’s Note — October 2007

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Written by Claire Love Sunday, 07 October 2007

When I came on board with Community Impact, there were seven employees working in an 850 sq. ft. office. At that time, we were publishing the Round Rock/Pflugerville edition and gearing up for the launch of our second paper in Leander/Cedar Park.

As more employees joined the team, our cozy headquarters became cramped. It was time to move into a new building. We look back and laugh at how excited we were to have two bathrooms and a full-size fridge! Within a year, we launched two more papers and were back in the hunt for more space.

Were now in the process of moving into our third office. As I was packing, I came across photos from the parties celebrating the launch of the Leander/Cedar Park paper and our anniversary issue.

Looking at these pictures, I think back on our humble beginnings and how far we’ve come — our staff has quadrupled, and our distribution has grown to include Cedar Park, Georgetown, Hutto, Leander, Northwest Austin, Pflugerville, Round Rock and Taylor.

As we continue to grow, we remain committed to providing the highest quality product to our readers and advertisers. In order to do so, our publisher recognized the need for a position dedicated to the overall quality of each publication. I was promoted to group publisher last spring, and Laura Wickett is taking my place as the general manager of the Leander/Cedar Park paper.

If you do business in this area, there’s a good chance you’ve met Laura. She started with us as an account executive, and her enthusiasm for the area, coupled with her dedication to our readers and advertisers, made her the best candidate as my replacement.

Laura might not refer to this area as her “neck of the woods," and she might not reminisce of a time when FM 1431 didn’t exist. But you can bet she’s excited about where Leander and Cedar Park are headed, and she’ll follow the progress of these cities with every bit as much passion.

Claire M. Love, Group Publisher