Norfolk, VA—Landmark Communications, a multimedia company, has acquired Franchise.com, an online franchise information resource. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Founded in 1995 by Nancy Ghanem, Franchise.com was among the first companies to offer online lead generation for franchisors.

The company’s principal business activity is advertising franchise opportunities to prospective franchisees through its Internet portal, www.franchise.com.

Michael Alston, president of Landmark Interactive, believes that Franchise.com is well-positioned to capitalize on the continued growth of the franchise industry. “Franchise.com plays an important role in helping entrepreneurs realize their dreams of owning a business.”

Landmark Interactive is a division of Landmark Communications Inc., which includes Q Interactive, an Internet-based direct marketing company; Alliant Cooperative Data Solutions, a cooperative database marketing seller; and BusinessBroker.net, an online business-for-sale marketplace; several leading franchise recruitment web sites, and TotalVid.com, the world’s largest collection of niche video available by download.

Landmark Communications Landmark owns The Weather Channel and Weather.com, in addition to hundreds of local and national print, broadcasting, and online businesses.

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