Cox CustomMedia Inc.

Nearly 90 people are losing their jobs with the shutdown of a homegrown custom publications company in Greenville County. Cox CustomMedia Inc. has notified the state Commerce Department that it will be closing its operation at 122 Smith Hines Road, said a department spokeswoman. The closure will affect 87 employees. The company produces newsletters for apartment complexes, retail chains and assisted-living communities and other printed marketing materials. It was founded in 1989 as Resident Update Newsletters Inc. by Greenville businessman Todd Taylor. He sold a stake in the business to a private equity firm before selling the entire company in 2000 to Cox Enterprises Inc., the Atlanta-based media conglomerate.