What COEUR d'ALENE PRESS does

The Coeur d'Alene Press is a daily community newspaper and full-service regional media company serving the Idaho Panhandle, with a primary footprint across Coeur d'Alene and the surrounding Kootenai County communities of Hayden, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Athol, Harrison, Bayview, and Worley. Founded in 1892 by Joseph T. Scott, it operates as the flagship property of the Hagadone Media Group's Idaho network and publishes seven days per week except Monday. Editorial coverage spans local, state, regional, national, and world news, sports (including Zag Basketball), real estate, business, opinion, obituaries, and legal notices, with named editorial columns and a dedicated business sub-brand, the North Idaho Business Journal (NIBJ).

The company's product surface extends across print home delivery, the cdapress.com website, an E-Edition digital replica, a mobile app, podcast content (including North Idaho Now), email newsletters, a classifieds marketplace, and subscription management tooling. The underlying technology stack is a standard regional-publishing stack: Ellington CMS for content, Newsmemory for the E-Edition, Syncronex for subscription management, Second Street for promotional campaigns, and Jotform for user submissions — with no proprietary or AI-driven components.

Revenue is generated through three reinforcing streams: consumer subscriptions with tiered plans ($29.50/month all-access digital+print, 26-week and 52-week home delivery bundles, plus a 'Forever Rate' lock-in offer); advertising sales to local and regional SMBs (managed by a dedicated North Idaho Regional Advertising Director); and recurring statutory revenue from legal notices, public records, and obituary services. The company also derives revenue from its classifieds marketplace and operates as part of Hagadone Media Group's broader Idaho network, which shares advertising and audience development resources across Shoshone News Press, Bonner County Daily Bee, Bonners Ferry Herald, and Cd'A Magazine.

Name

COEUR d'ALENE PRESS

Legal name

Coeur d'Alene Press

Website

https://cdapress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Coeur d'Alene Press is a daily community newspaper and multi-platform regional media company serving Coeur d'Alene and surrounding Kootenai County in North Idaho, generating revenue from consumer subscriptions, local SMB advertising, classifieds, and legal notices under the Hagadone Media Group's Idaho network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers (MPAJADAG)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community journalism
• Print media
• Digital news
• Classified advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Coeur D'alene

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

COEUR d'ALENE PRESS is a community newspaper and full-service media & publishing company that publishes a daily newspaper (seven days per week except Monday) serving Coeur d'Alene and the broader North Idaho region across print, digital website, E-Edition, mobile app, and podcast channels. Its portfolio also includes the North Idaho Business Journal, online classifieds, special sections such as Best Of, and paid subscription tiers combining digital and home-delivery access. Founded in 1892, it operates as the flagship property of the Hagadone Media Group's Idaho network.

Product overview

The Coeur d'Alene Press is a traditional daily newspaper and digital media company offering a multi-platform content portfolio. The flagship product is the Coeur d'Alene Press newspaper (print and digital), supplemented by the E-Edition digital replica, the North Idaho Business Journal (NIBJ) business publication, website content access, podcast content, classifieds marketplace, and tiered subscription services. The company operates as the flagship property of the Hagadone Media Group Idaho network, which includes additional regional publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coeur d'Alene Press (CDA Press) daily newspaper A daily newspaper (seven days per week except Monday) serving Coeur d'Alene and surrounding North Idaho communities, delivering local, state, regional, national, and world news coverage plus sports, opinion, lifestyle, records, and community announcements through print and digital channels.
• E-Edition digital replica Online digital replica of the print edition providing subscribers with a complete electronic version of the newspaper including all sections, articles, and advertising, accessible via the newsmemory.com platform.
• North Idaho Business Journal (NIBJ) A separate business-focused publication covering commercial real estate, local business news, economic trends, and regional business developments in North Idaho, targeting business readers and the North Idaho business community.
• CDA Press Classifieds Online classified advertising platform offering listings for jobs, vehicles, real estate, and personal ads, enabling individuals and local businesses to post and browse classifieds via classifieds.cdapress.com.
• North Idaho Now Podcast Audio podcast content associated with the newspaper featuring North Idaho Now and related local news coverage and interviews, distributed to subscribers as part of the all-access plan.
• Display and Regional Advertising Services Sold advertising placements across the Coeur d'Alene Press print, digital, e-edition, and special-section inventory (including Best Of and similar sponsored sections), sold to local and regional North Idaho businesses through the North Idaho Regional Advertising Director.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lee Enterprises: Mid-sized U.S. newspaper chain owning dozens of regional dailies including Idaho State Journal and Times-News; directly comparable business model at the chain level with similar revenue mix and operational economics to CDA Press.
• McClatchy: Newspaper chain operating regional dailies such as the Sacramento Bee and Miami Herald; comparable as a broad incumbent facing the same print-to-digital transition and local-advertising headwinds as CDA Press.
• Tribune Publishing: Diversified newspaper chain operating regional dailies across the U.S.; comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping print + digital subscription model and local advertising revenue dynamics.
• Gannett Co. Largest U.S. newspaper chain (USA Today Network) operating hundreds of local dailies and digital platforms; comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping local newspaper operations and shared digital subscription challenges.

Direct peers

• Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Regional daily serving the Moscow-Pullman area in the Idaho panhandle / eastern Washington, comparable to CDA Press as a community-focused regional daily with print and digital operations.
• The Spokesman-Review: Spokane-based regional daily newspaper (owned by Cowles Company) that directly covers North Idaho including Kootenai County, competing with CDA Press for both readers and regional advertisers in the same geographic footprint.
• Lewiston Tribune: Family-owned regional daily newspaper serving Lewiston and north-central Idaho, with a comparable mix of print, digital, and classified revenue, and a similar mid-sized Idaho community customer base.
• Times-News (Magic Valley): Lee Enterprises-owned daily newspaper serving Twin Falls and the Magic Valley region of southern Idaho; directly comparable in scale, product mix, and community-newspaper business model to CDA Press.
• Idaho State Journal: Regional daily newspaper in Pocatello, Idaho, owned by Lee Enterprises; directly comparable to CDA Press as a regional Idaho daily with print + digital subscription model and similar advertiser base.
• Idaho Press (Post Register): Adams Publishing Group-owned daily newspaper in Idaho Falls, serving eastern Idaho with a comparable print + digital subscription structure and community newspaper economics to CDA Press.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cdapress
• Instagraminstagram.com/cdapress
• Xx.com/CdAPressNews

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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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