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Lee Enterprises is a premier publisher of local news, information and advertising in primarily midsize markets, with 50 daily newspapers and a joint interest in five others, rapidly growing online sites and more than 300 weekly newspapers and specialty publications in 23 states.
Lee's newspapers have circulation of 1.6 million daily and 1.9 million Sunday, reaching more than four million readers daily. Lee's online sites attract more than 11 million unique visitors monthly, and Lee's weekly publications have distribution of more than 4.5 million households.
With the acquisition of Pulitzer Inc. in June 2005, Lee became the fourth largest newspaper company in the country in terms of dailies owned, and grew from 12th to seventh largest in terms of total daily circulation.
Lee's newspaper markets include Madison, Wis.; Lincoln, Neb.; Davenport, Iowa; St. Louis, Mo.; Billings, Mont.; Bloomington, Ill.; Tucson, Ariz.; and Napa, Calif.
Lee is based in Davenport, Iowa, and our stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LEE.
Our company is focused on six key operating priorities:
· Grow revenue creatively and rapidly
· Deliver strong local news and information
· Accelerate our online innovation
· Continue expanding our audiences
· Nurture employee development and achievement
· Exercise careful cost control
Lee was founded in 1890 in Ottumwa, Iowa, by A.W. Lee. Most of our papers trace their beginnings to the mid-1800s. Among our alumni are Mark Twain, Willa Cather and Thornton Wilder. A reporter from one of our newspapers died with George Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. In 1973, one of our newspapers was the first in the world to be produced totally by computer. See history.
