Akron Means Business staff sought

Kaeth Shaughnessy Gauthier is planning a new local publication called Akron Means Business and is searching for a team to write, photograph, and distribute the monthly magazine and an on-line video program.

Beacon Journal reporter Paula Schleis wrote an article on July 21 about the new publishing company in Akron which has produced one national magazine and plans others..

In February, Gautheir and husband, Frank, launched Park Model Living, a monthly magazine that has grown to 3,000 subscribers. Things have gone so well, the pair plan to begin publishing two more magazines one devoted to lovers of ''fifth wheel recreational vehicles,” and Akron Means Business..

Kaeth (she's the editor-in-chief) has never spent a night in a park model, a generic term for 400-square-foot prefabricated homes that are transported by flatbed truck and generally set down on space rented at RV camps or seasonal parks. But Frank (he's the publisher) used to have one in Arizona, where he came to appreciate the ''certain rhythm and style that they nurture.. There are 56 park model manufacturers in the U.S., Kaeth said, and more than 300,000 park model owners. And with a median price of $40,000, it's something that many middle-aged and retiring couples can afford, she added.

They hope to locate some former Beacon Journal folks who may want to use their experience in a new and positive way on the publication. They also will need at least one intern.

The Park Model website is at http://www.parkmodelliving.com

Tel. No. 330-294-0234

See the Schleis article