[1] Ferro and Knight said the name "Wrapports" is meant to signify the "rapport" of new technology and the "wrapping" of a traditional print newspaper.
They promised to transform the Sun Times' print products into "a true multi-media experience for our users — how they want it, where they want it, when they want it.
"[1] Wrapports reached an agreement to purchase the Sun-Times company in December 2011, debt-free, for a reported $20 million.
[3] Wrapports' online holdings include websites for each of its newspapers as well as standalone sites for classified advertising, local high school sports, and trivia expert Cecil Adams ("The Straight Dope") of the Reader.
In December 2012, it was announced that Wrapports will be closing all of its suburban offices and moving remaining employees downtown.