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5280 Magazine acquired by Denver entrepreneur
New owner Charity Huff plans to expand digital offerings
ColoradoBiz staff //December 3, 2024//
5280 Magazine acquired by Denver entrepreneur
New owner Charity Huff plans to expand digital offerings
ColoradoBiz staff //December 3, 2024//
5280 Magazine has been acquired by Charity Huff, a Denver entrepreneur in the digital advertising and marketing industry. The agreement between Huff and Daniel Brogan, the magazine’s founder, was announced Tuesday.
“Almost 33 years after I started 5280 in my second bedroom, I really wanted to find someone who would believe in the magazine as much as I do,” Brogan said. “Charity is fully committed to our local team and our local community. I’m excited to see 5280 flourish and grow under her leadership.”
Huff’s 5280 team includes newly appointed editor-in-chief Jessica LaRusso, who has contributed to the magazine for nearly 15 years. Huff pledged that her women-led team is committed to maintaining and elevating the local connection of the magazine, while also expanding its digital offerings and creating new experiences for its readers.
“My intent is for this transition to be as exciting for everyone else as it is for me,” Huff said.
Over the course of its three-decade history, 5280 has twice won a National Magazine Award and has been a finalist for the award on 12 other occasions. It was named the best big-city magazine by the City & Regional Magazine Association in 2018 and 2020, and CRMA selected 5280.com as the best city-magazine website in 2020.
FirstBank partnered with 5280 Elevated, Inc., to finance the acquisition of 5280.
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