The ''Daily Journal of Commerce'' (DJC) is a U.S.

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published Monday, Wednesday and Friday in

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. It features

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, legal news and

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s. It is a member of American Court & Commercial Newspapers Inc., and the CCN News Service,

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, The

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, Oregon-Columbia chapter, and

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Inc. ''DJC'' is owned by

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, commercial

, and

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. Besides news, each day the ''DJC'' displays legal notices and

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from the city of Portland and surrounding governments.

History

The ''Daily Journal of Commerce'' was founded by

George H. Himes George Henry Himes (May 18, 1844January 6, 1940) was an Oregon pioneer and the first curator of the Oregon Historical Society. His collection of diaries and notebooks preserved the details of the lives and experiences of many pioneers. He is th ...

in 1872, and was initially known as the ''Commercial Reporter''. It merged with ''Sunday Welcome'' (a competing public notice newspaper in Portland) at some point during the 1930s or 1940s, and was purchased by

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in 1997. Dolan Media Company changed its name to

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in 2010. The Dolan Company changed its name to BridgeTower Media in 2016.

References

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