Nicole Vogel
Added info on recent sale of company and expanded history of Clorado/Utah acquisitions
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In 2001, she and her brother Scott Vogel moved to Portland, Oregon, to be close to their sister Lori, whose husband had been killed in a car accident. While there, they realized the city did not have a regional magazine despite being a large market, so she set out to raise funds to start the magazine. She faced difficulties both for being a woman entrepreneur in a male-dominated industry as well as to start a print publication when circulation for print magazines was declining.{{cite news|last1=Steele|first1=Dayna|title=Print Media? You Can't Do That -- Or Can You?|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dayna-steele/print-media-you-cant-do-t_b_4646568.html|accessdate=6 March 2015|work=Huffington Post Business|date=January 23, 2014}} |
In 2001, she and her brother Scott Vogel moved to Portland, Oregon, to be close to their sister Lori, whose husband had been killed in a car accident. While there, they realized the city did not have a regional magazine despite being a large market, so she set out to raise funds to start the magazine. She faced difficulties both for being a woman entrepreneur in a male-dominated industry as well as to start a print publication when circulation for print magazines was declining.{{cite news|last1=Steele|first1=Dayna|title=Print Media? You Can't Do That -- Or Can You?|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dayna-steele/print-media-you-cant-do-t_b_4646568.html|accessdate=6 March 2015|work=Huffington Post Business|date=January 23, 2014}} |
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''[[Portland Monthly]]'' launched in 2003 along with its parent company |
''[[Portland Monthly]]'' launched in 2003 along with its parent company SagaCity Media, also co-owned by Nicole Vogel and Scott Vogel, and was profitable by its second issue. In March 2006, she launched [[Seattle, Washington]] local magazine ''[[Seattle Metropolitan]]'', also under the SagaCity Media parent company. |
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In March 2013, SagaCity Media purchased five magazines in Utah and Colorda, including ''Aspen Sojourner'', ''Vail-Beaver Creek'' ''Magazine'' and ''Park City'' ''Magazine.{{cite news|title=Portland Monthly buys Colorado magazines|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/01/11/daily16.html|accessdate=6 March 2015|work=Portland Business Journal|date=January 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026072356/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/01/11/daily16.html|archive-date=October 26, 2012|url-status=live}}'' In April 2013, she and her brother started ''[[Houstonia (magazine)|Houstonia]]'', the city magazine for [[Houston, Texas]].{{cite news|last1=Rudick|first1=Tyler|title=Houstonia magazine sends its publisher packing just weeks after its first issue debuts|url=http://houston.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/04-12-13-houstonia-magazine-sends-its-publisher-lou-delone-packing-just-weeks-after-its-first-issue-debuts/|accessdate=6 March 2015|work=CultureMap|date=April 12, 2014}} In November 2025, SagaCity Media, filed for [[receivership]]. In March 2026, the company sold its publications to [[Hour Media]] for $1.6 million. Seven staffers were then laid off.{{Cite web |last=Saslow |first=Rachel |date=2026-04-01 |title=Hour Media Purchases Portland Monthly Magazine |url=https://www.wweek.com/culture/2026/04/01/hour-media-purchases-portland-monthly-magazine/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Lim |first=Angela |date=2026-04-04 |title=Shake-up at Seattle Met after sale |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/culture/seattle-met-magazine-gets-new-owner/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}} |
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