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Article: Business.com reportedly in play; Potential suitors include Dow Jones, New York Times.(Business Media)(business.com)(Brief article)
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Byline: MATTHEW SCHWARTZ
In a development that could add to the already furious pace of media deals, business.com is reportedly on the block.
The b-to-b search engine could fetch $300 million to $400 million, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Entrepreneurs Jack Winebaum, who is the CEO of business.com, and Sky Dayton, a director, paid $7.5 million in 1999 for the Internet domain name business. com.
Potential suitors include Dow Jones & Co., which owns the Journal, and the New York Times Co., the Journal reported. Business.com would not comment on the report, nor would Dow Jones or Times Co.
Business.com includes a ...