In June 2000, Gannett Inc. Co. announced that it was planning to buy newspapers owned by Thomson Corporation and Central Newspapers Inc. The latter acquisition will, if approved, bring two new metro dailies that will surpass the Detroit News, currently the largest readership in the company other than USA TODAY, in circulation. The former acquisition was to involve 21 dailies, including strategic marketing groups in Wisconsin and Ohio, but two Ohio papers will now be sold to Cox (2000/07/14).