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 03/22/07 - Twin Cities Home Improvement Magazine Debuts in July.

Homeowners Hot for Home Improvement: Twin Cities Home Improvement Magazine Launches in Minneapolis, MN.

Minneapolis,MN -- From faucets to floors, a new roof or a dream kitchen, American consumers are spending hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars improving their homes. According to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, the remodeling market is rapidly approaching $300 billion after doubling to $280 billion from 2000-2005. Homeowners in the Minneapolis/St Paul area will now find the process of sprucing up their home much easier. Network Communications, Inc., the largest and fastest-growing publisher of local print and online magazines for the real estate market, today announces the launch of Twin Cities Home Improvement Magazine. Published monthly and debuting in July of 2007, this new magazine will provide homeowners in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul area market with information on home remodeling, decorating, design, landscaping, home repair and maintenance, and ideas and products.

"We are thrilled to be introducing Twin Cities Home Improvement Magazines to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Home Improvement and remodeling continues at a record pace both nationally and in the Twin Cities. Now with Twin Cities Home Improvement Magazine, homeowners will have an engaging source to easily find inspiration, ideas, and local resources for their home improvement needs", said publisher, Ian Thorburn.

The launch of Twin Cities Home Improvement Magazine is just the latest sign of strategic growth in NCI's home design division. Recent acquisitions include Atlanta Home Improvement (October 2005), At Home in Arkansas (November 2005), Relocating in Las Vegas (November 2005), Home Improvement Dallas (June 2006), and Accent Home & Garden and Accent on Lifestyle Magazines in 2006. As a result, NCI's Home Design Division portfolio now totals 17 publications, spanning Atlanta, Colorado, St. Louis, Kansas City, Seattle, Las Vegas, Dallas, Arkansas, the Rockies, New England, California, North Carolina, Cincinnati, Chicago, and now, Minneapolis.

"Launching Twin Cities Home Improvement Magazine gives a big boost to our expanding home improvement and design local publishing footprint," said Adam Japko, President, Network Communications' Home Design Division. "It not only provides quality marketing and lead generation programs for local and regional remodeling service and product advertisers, but it also gives us a presence in markets that are really hungry for home improvement and design information. Our publishing businesses in all of our local markets uniquely contribute to the business growth of local businesses that provide consumers with resources, ideas and solutions for enhancing and protecting their often single largest investment; their homes."

About Network Communications, Inc.
Network Communications, Inc. is the leading publisher of printed and online real estate information in North America. The company was acquired by Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners (now Court Square) in January of 2005. Its magazines are read by over 12 million readers in over 500 markets and deliver more than one million leads to advertisers each month. Network Communications' assets, The Real Estate Book(R), Apartment Finder(TM), Apartment Blue Book(R), Mature Living Choices(R), Black's Guide(R), New Home Finder(R), Enclave(TM), Unique Homes(R), Ultimate Homes(TM), Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles(R), Atlanta Home Improvement(R), At Home In Arkansas(R), Accent on Home and Garden(TM), Accent on Lifestyle(TM), Colorado Homes & Lifestyles(R), HomeImprovement(R) Dallas, Kansas City Homes & Gardens, Metro Washington HomeImprovement(R), Mountain Living(R), Relocating in Las Vegas(R), St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles(R), and Seattle Homes & Lifestyles(R), include publications that millions of readers around the country turn to when looking for the latest information about the real estate and home design markets. Online magazine content can be accessed at www.nci.com and www.livingchoices.com.

Source: Network Communications, Inc.

Contacts: Adam Japko, ajapko@nci.com
Ian Thorburn, ithorburn@nci.com

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