Miller Freeman

Miller Freeman is a publisher of trade books and business magazines, as well as a manager of trade and industry expositions.

Miller Freeman is a San Francisco-based publisher of trade books and business magazines, as well as a manager of trade and industry expositions. The company was founded in 1902 by Miller Freeman, a fishing industry magnate, Republican Party activist, and the founder and leader of Washington State's Anti-Japanese League. In 1996, it acquired the Blenheim Group, producers of the popular PC EXPO trade show, and in 1999, it acquired the CMP publishing company, a leading publisher of high-tech magazines. In 2000, United News & Media acquired Miller Freeman and subsequently folded all IT-related products into the CMP name and sold off the rest. In 2001, the parent group changed its corporate identity to United Business Media and included PR Newswire under its umbrella list of companies.