BizTimes Milwaukee

What BizTimes Milwaukee does

BizTimes Milwaukee, operating as BizTimes Media, LLC, is a privately-held, locally-owned regional business news publication serving Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin. Founded in 1995 and headquartered at 126 N. Jefferson Street in downtown Milwaukee, the company produces a bi-weekly (15-issue-per-year) print and digital magazine alongside a free daily email newsletter reaching 21,000+ executives, owners, and managers. Its editorial coverage spans sixteen industry verticals (manufacturing, real estate, healthcare, banking and finance, technology, nonprofit and others) plus twenty topical idea categories including leadership, M&A, family business, and economic development.

The company's core product is a paid digital and print subscription priced at $12 per month on an annual basis, with a discounted group subscription tier (15-40% savings) for businesses, government, and organizations. Revenue is diversified across three primary streams: individual and group subscriptions (recurring), print and digital advertising sold to regional businesses, and event-based revenue from annual programs such as the Nonprofit Excellence Awards and Family Business Summit. The product portfolio extends beyond the core magazine into a free daily newsletter, the BizTimes MKE podcast, branded content and custom publishing services (BizTimes Content Studio), a data and research resource (BizTimes Data Center), the Wisconsin 275 list product, and bonus annual publications STUFF Magazine and the Giving Guide. The operation is small (11-50 employees) and the geographic footprint is bounded to southeastern Wisconsin with no disclosed national or international expansion.

The underlying technology stack is a standard regional content publishing platform: a WordPress-based website with subscriber paywall, email newsletter distribution, podcast hosting, and event registration infrastructure. No proprietary AI/ML, APIs, SDKs, integrations, or mobile applications were disclosed. The business model is a classic platform-plus-subscription media structure — recurring subscription revenue plus advertising and event sponsorship — monetizing deep regional editorial relationships built over nearly three decades.

Name

BizTimes Milwaukee

Legal name

BizTimes Media, LLC

Website

https://biztimes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BizTimes Milwaukee is a locally-owned regional business news publication serving executives, owners and managers across southeastern Wisconsin. It operates a bi-weekly print and digital magazine, daily email newsletter, events, podcast, and branded content services on a subscription plus advertising model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Business News Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Regional business news
• Business journalism
• Print magazine publishing
• Business email newsletter
• B2B advertising media

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Subscriptions: Digital and print magazine subscriptions for individual business leaders seeking Milwaukee-area business news and analysis
2. Group Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions for businesses, government and organizations with 15-40% discount based on group size
3. Advertising: Print and digital advertising revenue from businesses targeting southeastern Wisconsin business audience

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BizTimes Milwaukee is a regional business news publication that produces and distributes original local business journalism, executive interviews, and industry analysis for southeastern Wisconsin. Its core offerings are a bi-weekly print/digital magazine (15 issues per year), a free daily email newsletter, a subscriber-only website, annual in-person awards and networking events, custom branded content, and supporting publications (STUFF, Giving Guide), monetized through individual/group subscriptions, advertising, and event sponsorships.

Product overview

BizTimes Milwaukee is a locally-owned business news publication serving Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. The company operates a platform-plus-subscriptions model centered on its core BizTimes publication (available in both print and digital formats, delivered 15 times per year), supplemented by a free daily email newsletter reaching 21,000+ subscribers, annual in-person events, and branded content services through BizTimes Content Studio. Additional products include the BizTimes Data Center for market research, STUFF Magazine, and the Giving Guide. The primary revenue model combines paid subscriptions with advertising.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BizTimes Digital and Print Subscription Premium subscription providing full access to subscriber-only content on BizTimes.com, including daily local business news and analysis, years of historical content, and 15 print or digital magazine issues per year. Priced at $12 per month when paid annually, with discounted in-person event registration included.
• BizTimes Email Newsletter Free daily email brief delivering breaking local business news, exclusive CEO and executive interviews, industry trends, and event information to 21,000+ executives, owners, and managers across southeastern Wisconsin.
• Annual BizTimes Events In-person awards and networking events for southeastern Wisconsin business leaders, including programs such as Nonprofit Excellence Awards and the Family Business Summit. Subscribers receive discounted registration.
• BizTimes Content Studio Custom branded content and marketing services offered by BizTimes for businesses seeking branded content and advertising solutions targeted at southeastern Wisconsin business leaders.
• BizTimes Data Center Data and research resources for business intelligence and market insights covering southeastern Wisconsin industries.
• STUFF Magazine Bonus annual publication delivered to subscribers featuring lifestyle and business content alongside the core BizTimes magazine.
• Giving Guide Annual philanthropy publication delivered to subscribers covering nonprofit and charitable giving in southeastern Wisconsin.
• Wisconsin 275 Magazine/ranking publication covering the largest or most prominent businesses in Wisconsin, listed under the magazine section of the BizTimes website.
• Custom Publications Custom publication services offered by BizTimes for businesses and organizations seeking tailored print and digital publications.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• IndustryWeek: National B2B brand focused on manufacturing industry news. Overlaps with BizTimes Milwaukee's manufacturing vertical coverage and competes for manufacturing executive mindshare in southeastern Wisconsin.

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg: Global business and financial news outlet. Sets the competitive ceiling on what business leaders expect from digital business news, pressuring BizTimes Milwaukee's premium subscription value proposition.
• American City Business Journals: Parent of the Milwaukee Business Journal and 40+ other regional business journals. A broad incumbent in regional B2B media that competes nationally with BizTimes' audience for advertising dollars and reader attention.
• Crain's New York Business: Crain's flagship metropolitan B2B publication. Larger-scale version of the regional business news + events model BizTimes Milwaukee operates.
• Forbes: National business media brand with regional lists and digital coverage. Competes for the same C-suite readership and a portion of BizTimes Milwaukee's advertising pool at a national scale.

Regional players

• Crain's Cleveland Business: Regional B2B business publication serving Northeast Ohio. Operates a print magazine, daily newsletter, events and data products comparable to BizTimes Milwaukee's mix.
• Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: ACBJ regional business journal covering the Twin Cities. Mirrors BizTimes Milwaukee's regional B2B subscription and event-driven business model in a similarly sized Midwestern metro.
• Crain's Detroit Business: Crain-published regional business title covering Southeast Michigan with print, digital, events and data products. Same playbook as BizTimes Milwaukee applied to a different Midwestern industrial market.
• Crain's Chicago Business: Regional B2B business news brand serving the Chicago market with print, digital and events. Comparable operating model to BizTimes Milwaukee but anchored in a larger, adjacent metropolitan market.

Direct peers

• Milwaukee Business Journal: American City Business Journals' title covering the same Milwaukee business audience with a comparable subscription + advertising model. It is the most direct in-market competitor to BizTimes Milwaukee.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BizTimesMedia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/BizTimes
• Facebookfacebook.com/BizTimesMedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/38163

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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