DAVENPORT, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2014--
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE) has selected Times Media
Company of Northwest Indiana and TownNews.com as 2014 Enterprises of the
Year.
The recipients of the company's highest honor were selected from among
more than 50 divisions in 22 states, representing print and digital
daily newspaper operations, regional agricultural publications and
nationwide digital services.
“Northwest Indiana and TownNews posted spectacular performances in
revenue, customer satisfaction and overall growth,” said Mary Junck,
chairman and chief executive officer. “Because their businesses are so
different and their successes so outstanding, both are being honored as
Enterprise of the Year. They lead an impressive list of many terrific
performances across our company this past year – among them, our other
Enterprise of the Year Finalists, The Sentinel in Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, and The
World in Coos Bay, Oregon.”
TIMES MEDIA COMPANY
Times Media Company, based in Munster, is a leading source of news,
information and advertising in Northwest Indiana. The
Times serves more than 77,000 households daily and more than
85,000 Sunday, while NWI.com
attracts nearly 1.4 million unique visitors and more than 9.0 million
page views a month over desktop, mobile and tablet.
Kevin Mowbray, Lee vice president and chief operating officer, noted
that Northwest Indiana was honored as Enterprise of the Year in 2010 and
was a finalist also in 2012 and 2013.
“Publisher Chris White and his team continue to excel in every way,”
Mowbray said. “Not only do they provide exceptional service to
subscribers and advertisers, resulting in outstanding financial growth,
they have been leaders in creating and sustaining regional economic
development partnerships. They also shine in serving other Lee markets
as regional centers for customer service and newspaper design.”
TOWNNEWS.COM
TownNews.com
is a Lee Enterprises subsidiary that provides state-of-the-art digital
publishing and revenue services to more than 1,600 news organizations,
producing more than 1 billion advertising impressions, and nearly
three-quarters of 1 billion page views monthly. Members include daily
and weekly newspapers, TV and radio stations, shoppers and specialty
publications from groups and independents in all 50 states and Canada. TownNews.com
is headquartered in Moline, Illinois. The chairman and chief executive
officer is Marc Wilson, and the president and chief operating officer is
Brad Ward.
“TownNews provides the world-class infrastructure that powers Lee’s
rapid digital growth,” Junck said. “In addition, year after year, Marc,
Brad and their team have continued to innovate, provide new services,
add customers and post strong financial results.” She noted that
TownNews also was an Enterprise of the Year Finalist in 2004, 2008 and
2012.
Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news, information and
advertising services in its markets, with 46 daily newspapers and a
joint interest in four others, rapidly growing digital products and
nearly 300 specialty publications in 22 states. Lee's markets include
St. Louis, Missouri; Lincoln, Nebraska; Madison, Wisconsin; Davenport,
Iowa; Billings, Montana; Bloomington, Illinois; and Tucson, Arizona. Lee
Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
LEE. For more information about Lee, please visit lee.net.
Source: Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
Dan Hayes, 563-383-2100
Dan.Hayes@lee.net
