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USA TODAY and El Nuevo Día announce the launch of the USA TODAY Puerto Rico Edition. The first edition will publish on Monday, February 22, 2010.

The recession has inspired a thriftiness in consumers that some believe will outlast the economic downturn. Bargain-hunting Internet users have turned to price comparison hubs and coupon sites in increasing numbers, but according to data from Adweek and Harris Poll, Americans think the best places to look for deals are still offline.

Journal Register Company announced the appointment of John Paton as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Paton joins the Company from impreMedia LLC, where he has been Chairman, Chief Executive and President of the U.S. Hispanic media company that he co-founded in 2003. Former Univision Television Group COO – Mike Wortsman will be the interim CEO of Impremedia until a replacement for Mr. Paton is identified.

Tribune Company announced the creation of Tribune Hispanic, a cross-platform national media solutions group designed to help advertisers reach the growing Hispanic market through an array of products including print, online, television, mobile, out-out-of-home, digital signage, and events.

ImpreMedia announced the kick-off of its extensive cross-platform coverage of the 2010 World Cup with the launch of a dynamic online website, impreMUNDIAL, as well as special supplements and mobile alerts about draw in South Africa.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Police department executed search warrants as part of a Manhattan District Attorney investigation on business activity and practices surrounding the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers’ Union. The papers involved in the search are New York Times, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, El Diario La Prensa. Along with the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers’ Union office, a local branch of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.