Woodward Communications, Inc. (WCI) began as the first newspaper in Iowa (1836) and has continued to invest in providing solutions to our communities and customers. We have furthered our diversification strategy by continuing to invest in community media (newspapers, radio, niche publications, digital publishing, custom publishing, events and entertainment), acquiring niche business-to-business publications, creating our own commercial printing facility, acquiring two marketing communications services agencies and launching a public relations agency that focuses on corporate and strategic communications and crisis consulting.