Westfair Communications

What Westfair Communications does

Westfair Communications is a privately held publishing company founded in 1961, headquartered in Mount Kisco, New York, with operations in White Plains. The company operates the digital platform westfaironline.com, producing hyper-local content focused on Westchester County business news, county events, and lifestyle coverage. Its short description characterizes it as a publisher of local business news, Westchester county events, and lifestyle news, serving a geographically constrained readership and business community in the New York metropolitan area's northern suburbs.

The company's core product is editorial content — local business journalism, event coverage, and lifestyle reporting — distributed primarily through its website. No specific technology stack, content management platform, or digital product extensions are disclosed in the available source data. The company maintains a small operational footprint of 11-50 employees, consistent with a regional community publishing operation.

Westfair's business model is not explicitly detailed in the source data. As a local publisher, typical revenue mechanics would include display advertising, sponsored content, event sponsorships, and potentially subscription or print revenue, but none of these streams are confirmed. No pricing models, publicly disclosed pricing, or customer logos are available. No funding rounds, institutional investors, or parent entity relationships are disclosed, and the company appears to operate independently as a private, for-profit entity with no confirmed subsidiaries.

Name

Westfair Communications

Legal name

Westfair Communications

Website

https://westfaironline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Westfair Communications is a privately held regional publishing company, founded in 1961 and based in Mount Kisco, New York, operating westfaironline.com to deliver Westchester County local business news, events coverage, and lifestyle journalism.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Local business news
• Regional publishing
• Westchester journalism
• Community news
• Lifestyle content

Headquarters

HQ city

White Plains

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Core offering

Westfair Communications is a privately held regional publisher operating westfaironline.com, a local news website delivering Westchester county business news, events coverage, and lifestyle news to readers in the Mount Kisco, New York area. The company produces and distributes editorial content focused on hyper-local community and business reporting for Westchester audiences.

Product overview

Westfair Communications is a privately held publisher based in Mount Kisco, New York, operating under the brand westfaironline. No specific product names, modules, or service offerings are described in the available source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• westfaironline.com (Westchester local news website)

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• River Journal: Hyperlocal Westchester print and digital publication covering community news and lifestyle in the Rivertowns. Directly comparable in format, geography, and audience to Westfair.
• Daily Voice: Hyperlocal digital news network covering Westchester and surrounding counties with a similar mix of business, community, and lifestyle stories. A direct competitor in the same geography.
• Patch Media: Patch operates the largest network of hyperlocal online news sites in the United States, covering many Westchester County communities directly. It is the most direct competitive analog to Westfair's local-news model.
• TAPinto: TAPinto is a network of franchised local online news sites with multiple Westchester County editions. It competes for the same local audience and advertising dollars as Westfair Communications.
• Examiner Media: Independent local news outlet covering northern Westchester communities, including business and civic affairs. Closely comparable in scope, scale, and editorial mission to Westfair.

Broad incumbents

• The Journal News / lohud: The legacy regional newspaper of record for Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam counties and its digital site lohud.com. A much larger incumbent covering overlapping Westchester business, news, and lifestyle content.
• Gannett: The largest U.S. local newspaper publisher, owner of lohud and many other regional titles. Represents the scale-up path and competitive ceiling for an independent Westchester publisher.

Regional players

• Greenwich Sentinel: Weekly local newspaper serving Greenwich, Connecticut. Operates in an adjacent affluent suburban market with a comparable mix of local business and civic coverage, though geographically separate.
• Stamford Advocate: Regional newspaper covering lower Fairfield County, Connecticut with deep local business coverage. Comparable editorial product for an adjacent affluent suburban audience.
• Bronxville Press: Small-format local publication serving Bronxville and nearby Eastchester communities in Westchester. Comparable in editorial scope and hyperlocal geographic focus, though serving a narrower sub-market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/westfaironline
• Facebookfacebook.com/WestfairOnline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westfair-business-publications

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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