Under the banner of State 23 Media, our magazines have new owners, and we have embarked on a new voyage that strengthens our focus on producing high-quality, engaging publications that showcase the best of Maine and Mainers.<\/p>\n
The owners include managing partners Adam Japko, founder and CEO of Esteem Media, which publishes New England Home<\/em> and Atlanta Homes and Lifestyle<\/em>, and Sandy Spaulding, a longtime Maine business leader.<\/p>\n Moreover, we have made a strong commitment to be a model company that is a positive force in Maine\u2014a company that will continually earn the respect and admiration of our staff, contributors, advertisers, and readers.<\/p>\n This spring, we learned of inappropriate behavior in the workplace that was far out of line with whom we wanted to be. I understand the disappointment and doubts these stories caused for our staff, readers, and advertisers. We apologize and are committed to \ufb01xing what led to these problems. We have taken actions\u2014including putting in place policies and best practices to promote a corporate culture that is safe, transparent, and respectful, and where discrimination or harassment, in any form, will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t expect that words alone will immediately reestablish your trust in our company. We plan to do even more, including actively listening and learning from those in our community. There\u2019s an old French proverb, Qui n\u2019avance pas, recule<\/em>, which roughly translates as \u201cWho does not move forward, recedes.\u201d Here\u2019s to moving forward, ever the wiser, and producing outstanding magazines and superb events to serve you\u2014our readers, customers, and partners\u2014long into the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Under the banner of State 23 Media, our magazines have new owners, and we have embarked on a new voyage that strengthens our focus on producing high-quality, engaging publications that showcase the best of Maine and Mainers. The owners include<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":49638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,2687],"tags":[],"locations":[],"people":[],"class_list":["post-49637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-press"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n
\nI believe in this company, I am committed to our mission and values, and I am proud of our extraordinarily talented and committed staff.<\/p>\n