Long Island Business News

What Long Island Business News does

Long Island Business News (LIBN) is a regional B2B media publication serving Long Island, New York, founded in 1953 and currently operating as part of BridgeTower Media's network of 40+ business media brands. Its core product is a multi-platform business news publication covering the economy, finance, healthcare, real estate, law and government, food business, small business, and technology verticals, distributed through a website (libn.com), a daily email newsletter (LIBN Daily), a weekly print edition, and a digital archive on the Newsmemory platform. The publication also operates 15+ annual awards and recognition events, including 40 Under Forty, Top 50 Women in Business, Best Places to Work, Hall of Fame, and Corporate Citizenship Awards, which serve as both community engagement vehicles and recurring revenue generators.

LIBN's revenue model is diversified across five primary streams: subscription revenue (individual and group subs for digital, print, and newsletter access), display and sponsored content advertising across web, print, email, and social channels, event sponsorships tied to the awards programs, government-mandated public notice publication, and transactional fees for paid announcements such as Behind the Deal (Standard at $300, Featured at $850). An additional growth lever is the Leads & Data Center, a subscriber-only business intelligence platform offering proprietary data on 1,910 businesses, 4,213 executives, and 1,546 emails, organized into 70 lists and accompanied by a Book of Lists product. The underlying technology stack is a web-based digital publication platform with email newsletter delivery, digital edition hosting via Newsmemory, and event management systems; no proprietary AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. The publication reaches 120,000+ Long Island businesses with 92% of audience in decision-making roles, and through its BridgeTower Media parent benefits from a national platform reaching 4.4M executives and 1.2B+ annual audience touchpoints.

Name

Long Island Business News

Legal name

Long Island Business News

Website

https://libn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Long Island Business News is a regional B2B media publication serving Long Island, New York executives and businesses since 1953, operating within BridgeTower Media's national network. It delivers daily business news, 15+ annual awards events, and a proprietary leads and data subscription product to 120,000+ Long Island businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Business News Media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Directory and Mailing List Publishers (513140)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB), Data Journalism & News Intelligence Publishers (Indexes, Election/Market Data) (MPAJADAK)

Keywords

• Regional business news
• Business journalism
• Executive leads database
• Industry awards events
• Advertising media services

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Island City

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Individual and group subscriptions providing access to digital content, newsletters, and digital editions of the publication.
2. Advertising: Display advertising and sponsored content placements on the website and in print editions, including branded content opportunities.
3. Event Sponsorships: Award ceremonies and business events generate sponsorship revenue from companies seeking visibility among Long Island's business elite.
4. Public Notices: Legal public notice publications required by law, providing a government-mandated revenue stream.
5. Behind the Deal Announcements: Paid announcements for mergers, acquisitions, financings, and IPOs - standard submissions at $300 and featured placements at $850.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Long Island Business News is a regional business news publication serving the Long Island, NY market through a weekly print edition, daily digital content on libn.com, the LIBN Daily email newsletter, and digital edition archives. The publication covers industries including economy, finance, healthcare, real estate, law, food business, technology, and small business. Supplementary offerings include the Leads & Data Center (an executive leads database with 70 industry lists), awards and events programs (40 Under Forty, Top 50 Women, Best Places to Work, etc.), legal public notice publishing, and multi-channel advertising and sponsored content solutions.

Product overview

Long Island Business News (LIBN) operates as a multi-platform business news publication offering both a core news product and supplementary data-driven services. The core offering is the Long Island Business News publication (both digital and print), supplemented by the Leads & Data Center which provides a proprietary executive leads database with 70 lists covering 1,910 businesses and 4,213 executives. Additional products include the Book of Lists (rank-ordered industry rankings), Digital Edition (online archive access), the LIBN Daily Newsletter (daily email digest), Awards & Events Programs (recognition events), Public Notices (legal notice database), BTM Business Connect (sponsored content), Behind the Deal (paid deal announcements), and Advertising & Marketing Solutions. The publication also organizes major awards programs including Emerging Leaders Under 30, 40 Under Forty, Top 50 Women in Business, and Corporate Citizenship Awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Long Island Business News Publication The flagship digital and print business news publication covering Long Island's business community, featuring daily news sections on economy, finance, healthcare, real estate, technology, food business, small business, and law & government. Targets C-suite executives, business owners, and senior managers in Long Island, NY.
• Leads & Data Center

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BridgeTower MediacoreOthersLong Island Business News is operated by BridgeTower Media, a national business media company. BridgeTower Media empowers communities with data, insights, and connections to ignite business growth across 40+ brands in home furnishings, business, construction, and legal verticals, reaching 4.4M executives nationally.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NJBIZ: Regional business news publication covering New Jersey, also operated by BridgeTower Media. Directly comparable in product mix (news, events, Book of Lists, digital tiers) and target audience of state-level business decision-makers.
• Rochester Business Journal: BridgeTower Media sister publication covering the Rochester, NY business community. Closely comparable in revenue model (subscriptions, events, advertising, Book of Lists) and geographic-climate focus on a single regional market.
• ColoradoBiz: Regional business publication operated within the BridgeTower Media network covering Colorado. Same multi-channel B2B media playbook as LIBN — events, digital, print, and data products.
• New Orleans CityBusiness: BridgeTower Media regional business publication serving the New Orleans business community. Comparable product structure (daily news, signature events, awards programs) and similar mid-market regional audience.
• Journal Record (Oklahoma City): BridgeTower Media regional business news outlet in Oklahoma City. Parallel product offering focused on local business news, executive awards, and events in a single metro market.
• Finance & Commerce (Minnesota): BridgeTower Media regional business publication covering Minnesota. Comparable model delivering daily business news, events, and data products to a regional executive audience.
• Lehigh Valley Business: BridgeTower Media regional business publication serving Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. Same playbook of news, awards events, and Book of Lists monetization for a regional business decision-maker audience.
• Idaho Business Review: BridgeTower Media regional business publication covering Idaho. Mirrors LIBN's product set of business news, awards programs, and lead databases for a single-state audience.

Broad incumbents

• Crain's New York Business: Established NYC-focused regional business news title. Competes for the same New York metropolitan business audience and ad dollars, with a larger scale and broader citywide reach than LIBN's Long Island focus.

Emerging players

• Patch (Local News Network): Digital-native hyperlocal news network covering Long Island and other markets. Competes for Long Island audience attention and some local advertising budget through free digital content rather than paid subscriptions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LIBN
• Facebookfacebook.com/LongIslandBusinessNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/long-island-business-news
• Instagraminstagram.com/libusinessnews

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Valuation estimate

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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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