Upon failure of the Tribune, the plant was sold back to Jackson, who did job printing in order to maintain the Producer before the paper's rise to prominence.
Despite a slow start, the Seminole Producer rose in popularity after it reported on corruption cases in the county's police department.
The award recognizes individuals based on quality publishing, and their service to the local community and state.
The Seminole Economic Development Council (SEDC) realized that the area could lose the paper and the jobs connected to its existence, and put together a plan to save the institution.
[b] The Seminole Community Foundation quickly became involved in helping the SEDC to buy the newspaper business.
Seminole Community Foundation president, Shari Carter, issued the following statement about her organization's involvement.“It is clear that the newspaper business is tough right now, but we just couldn't allow it to shut its doors without a fight, those employees mean a lot to our city.