ASP Westward, L.P.

ASP Westward, L.P. (Westward) publishes community newspapers in suburban metropolitan and isolated rural communities. The Company is focused on establishing and maintaining a strong franchise as the leading provider of local information and advertising.ts largest group of papers serves the suburban communities surrounding Houston, its headquarters city. Westward also publishes a suburban group serving communities south of Denver, Colorado, and a group of isolated rural weeklies in East Texas communities, which share a common production facility.The company's overall distribution footprint has more than doubled in the past decade primarily in the Houston market.

The Company has gone through significant management and operational changes over the past three years, and has developed a strategy that will take advantage of the significant growth opportunities in the suburban markets.Westward has been a leader in establishing a relationship with major advertisers and bringing the market to realize the value of suburban newspapers as an advertising vehicle. Through its significant investment in a major account sales strategy, the company is positioned well to maintain and grow the local advertising that serves as the foundation of its individual newspapers, while taking full advantage of significant revenue growth from major accounts that see the value of the network of suburban community newspapers.