Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) announced Monday that it has acquired Kansas City-based Handmark Inc. and its subsidiary OneLouder Apps Inc., mobile app developer and advertising company.
Sprint said that the combined teams will further enhance the compnay's Pinsight Media+ advertising service with an increased entrepreneurial spirit and capabilities to drive tremendous benefits for brands, app developers and consumers.
Handmark and OneLouder will continue to operate under their current brand names, led by Evan Conway, president of OneLouder. Augie Grasis, Handmark founder and CEO, will join a new advisory board that is being established by Sprint to provide direction to Handmark and OneLouder. Handmark and OneLounder plan to remain in the same downtown Kansas City location with all current employees.
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