Stamford Star, 4 Avenue D, Haskell, TX 79521, US

Associated Publishing Company is a publisher of area-wide phone books and area-wide.com, an online yellow page directory spanning more than 10 Texas markets. Serving nearly 75 counties and more than 1 million people, APC remains among the larger independent phone book publishing companies in the state, printing and distributing more than 1 million phone books for businesses and residents each year. Area-wide phone book markets include a variety of cities and areas in Texas, such as Abilene, San Angelo, Laredo Borderplex, Permian Basin, Brazos Valley, Heart O' Texas, Western Plains, Plainview, West of The Pecos, Big Country East and Rio Grande. Area-wide.com provides online banner design, flash-animated advertising and online yellow page listings containing interactive links to Web sites, e-mail addresses and audio/video products. APC was acquired in 1994, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation, which is one of the nation's largest diversified communications companies. Associated Publishing Company is headquartered in Abilene, Texas.