The Boca Raton Tribune

What The Boca Raton Tribune does

The Boca Raton Tribune is an independent, privately-held local community newspaper serving Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, and surrounding South Florida communities. Founded circa 2009 (with some sources indicating 2010), the publication is led by Publisher Douglas Heizer and currently publishes a weekly print edition (779th edition, July 23–30, 2026) alongside a continuously updated digital news platform. The newspaper provides hyperlocal coverage of local government, elections, business, community events, sports (including FAU and high school football), obituaries, and opinion content, supported by a network of named community columnists.

The company's product stack centers on a WordPress-based news website (bocaratontribune.com) with category-organized content spanning Boca Raton, Business, Sports, Health & Wellness, National, World News, and Weather. Distribution extends through an E-Edition hosted on Issuu, a print edition distributed at physical pickup locations across Palm Beach County, and social channels on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube. The technology stack is standard publishing infrastructure with no proprietary AI/ML, no mobile apps, no disclosed APIs, and no SDK distribution. Operational scope is regional, with an employee count of 51–100.

The Boca Raton Tribune monetizes through three principal streams: recurring print and digital subscriptions (with promotional offers such as 'First 2 months for the price of one' and reader-survey incentives for '6 months Free'), local-business advertising across website and print inventory (banner, sidebar, and promotional placements), and transaction-fee revenue from obituary placements and a tiered community events directory (Free, Standard, Premium submission tiers). Customer segments are predominantly local residents (B2C readership) and small-to-medium local businesses (B2B advertisers).

Name

The Boca Raton Tribune

Legal name

The Boca Raton Tribune

Website

https://bocaratontribune.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Boca Raton Tribune is an independent weekly local newspaper and WordPress-based digital news platform serving Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, and surrounding South Florida communities with hyperlocal news, sports, and business coverage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper / Community News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Community news
• Hyperlocal reporting
• Print journalism
• News publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

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

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Subscriptions: The Boca Raton Tribune generates revenue through subscription-based access to its content, offering promotional deals such as 'First 2 months for the price of one!' to attract new subscribers. They provide both digital E-Editions through Issuu platform and print newspaper copies.
2. Advertising: Local business advertising across the website and print edition. The site features various ad placements including banner advertisements, sidebar ads, and promotional spots for local businesses and services.
3. Obituaries and Classifieds: Fee-based obituary placements and classified advertising services, with dedicated pages for 'Place an Obituary' and event submission options at different price tiers (Free, Standard, Premium).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Boca Raton Tribune is a local community newspaper that produces and distributes hyperlocal news, sports, business, and civic content for Boca Raton and surrounding Palm Beach County communities. It operates a WordPress-based digital news website, a weekly print edition (currently the 779th edition covering July 23–30, 2026), an Issuu-hosted digital E-Edition, and a community Events Directory with tiered (Free, Standard, Premium) event submissions. Revenue is generated through print and digital subscriptions, local advertising placements, and fee-based obituary and event services.

Product overview

The Boca Raton Tribune is a traditional local newspaper serving Boca Raton and Palm Beach County, Florida. The publication operates across multiple channels: a primary digital news website featuring category-organized content (Boca Raton, Business, Sports, Health & Wellness, National/World News, Weather), an E-Edition digital newspaper available via Issuu platform, a weekly print edition (currently publishing its 779th edition), and a community events directory with tiered submission options. The company has been operating for over 16 years and covers local news, elections, community events, sports (including FAU and high school football), business news, and editorial content through various columnists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boca Business Brief: A business-focused section of the newspaper covering local business news, company announcements, and economic developments in the Boca Raton area.
• Centennial Boca Raton
• Tribune Plus
• Your Closest Neighbor

Products and services

• Boca Raton Tribune Digital News Website
• Print Newspaper
• E-Edition (Digital Newspaper)
• Events Directory

Quantifiable outcome

• 779th edition published, indicating consistent publication over 16+ years

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Boca 100minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoca 100 website serves as the official portal for Boca Raton Centennial celebrations (2025), with The Boca Raton Tribune providing coverage and creating a historical archive category for centennial content.
• O, MiamiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerO, Miami partnered with the City of Boca Raton for the centennial poetry initiative 'Ode to Boca,' which The Boca Raton Tribune covered as part of its centennial reporting.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Coastal Star: Monthly hyperlocal newspaper covering Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and surrounding coastal South Florida communities. Directly comparable as a competing independent, community-focused publication serving the same geographic market and advertiser base.
• Boca Magazine: Lifestyle and community magazine focused on Boca Raton. Closely comparable as a locally-rooted publication targeting Boca Raton residents and local advertisers with periodic print and digital content.
• Patch.com: Hyperlocal digital news network with dedicated local editions across the U.S., including Boca Raton. Directly comparable as a community-by-community news destination competing for the same hyperlocal audience and local advertisers in digital format.

Broad incumbents

• The Palm Beach Post: Major regional daily newspaper covering Palm Beach County and the broader South Florida area. Comparable as a larger, established incumbent operating in the same news and local advertising market with broader geographic and topical scope.
• South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Major daily regional newspaper covering Broward and Palm Beach counties. Comparable as a large, established incumbent competing for the same local advertisers and readers across overlapping South Florida communities.
• Miami Herald: Flagship regional daily covering Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Comparable as a broader incumbent whose South Florida coverage area overlaps significantly with the Tribune's footprint.
• WPTV: Local NBC-affiliated TV station serving the West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce market. Comparable as an established local news provider covering the same South Florida geography and competing for local advertiser budgets.

Emerging players

• South Florida Business Journal: Regional business-focused news publication covering South Florida. Comparable in its coverage of local business news — a vertical where the Tribune offers the Boca Business Brief section — and competes for the same regional business advertising dollars.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bocatribune
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BocaRatonNewsTV
• Facebookfacebook.com/bocatribune
• Instagraminstagram.com/bocatribune

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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