What Construction News does

Construction News, Ltd. is a B2B trade publication serving the construction, design, and engineering industries in Central Texas. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas, the company publishes two monthly newspaper editions covering the San Antonio and Austin markets, with a combined printed circulation of 8,200 copies distributed via direct mail and rack locations, and a digital subscriber base of approximately 40,000. The company's content is also distributed through a YouTube video gallery and social media channels on LinkedIn and Facebook, forming an omnichannel regional media property.

The business model is a classic B2B trade media revenue mix, monetized through advertising sales to construction-related companies (contractors, suppliers, service providers, and design firms) across both print and digital channels, supplemented by digital subscription access. There is no disclosed technology platform, proprietary software, app, or API; the digital experience appears to be a standard content website. The website's 2025 copyright is held under the name DIAYTECH, suggesting a possible parent or affiliated entity relationship that has not been formally disclosed.

The company is privately held with an estimated 11-50 employees and no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or partnerships. No executive leadership team is publicly identified. The publication is operationally steady-state, with monthly print issues scheduled as far forward as August 2026, indicating a long-running, low-volatility publishing cadence rather than a high-growth or pivot-phase business.

Name

Construction News

Legal name

Construction News

Website

https://constructionnews.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Construction News, Ltd. is a B2B trade publication founded in 1998 covering the construction, design, and engineering industries in Central Texas through two monthly newspapers (San Antonio and Austin), 40,000 digital subscribers, and video and social channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Publication

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

Keywords

• Construction trade media
• Industry news publication
• Trade newspaper publishing
• Construction advertising services
• Local business journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Advertising: The primary revenue stream comes from selling advertising space in the monthly newspapers and digital platforms to construction industry companies, suppliers, and service providers targeting the Central Texas market.
2. Digital Subscriptions: Digital subscription program providing access to online content, complementing the 40,000 digital subscribers mentioned.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Construction News publishes two monthly newspapers covering the construction, design, and engineering industries in Austin and San Antonio, Texas. The publications focus on local industry people, companies, trade associations, and events, and reach construction-related professionals through a combined circulation of 8,200 printed copies and 40,000 digital subscribers via direct mail, rack locations, and a digital subscription program. Advertising sales to construction industry vendors and suppliers serve as the primary revenue driver.

Product overview

Construction News publishes two monthly newspapers covering the construction, design, and engineering industries in San Antonio and Austin, Texas. The company operates two regional print publications—the San Antonio newspaper and the Austin newspaper—combined with a digital subscription program. News coverage focuses on local industry people, companies, trade associations, and events. Distribution is achieved through targeted direct mail, physical rack locations in both cities, and a digital subscription program reaching a combined circulation of 8,200 printed copies and 40,000 digital subscribers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• San Antonio Newspaper

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Construction Dive: Leading digital-first trade publication covering the U.S. construction industry. Directly comparable as a B2B construction news outlet competing for the same advertiser and reader attention, though national in scope versus Construction News's Central Texas focus.
• Construction Business Owner: Magazine and digital platform targeting owners and executives of construction businesses. Directly comparable as a B2B construction trade publication focused on the business and management side of contractors, with similar advertiser mix.
• Construction Executive: Magazine and digital platform serving construction industry professionals and business owners. Directly comparable as a B2B construction trade publication targeting contractors, with similar revenue model of advertising plus subscriptions.
• Construction Equipment Guide: Print and online publication serving the construction equipment, contracting, and building industries. Directly comparable B2B trade publication with a print-plus-digital model and advertising-supported revenue targeting similar construction industry buyers.
• Constructor Magazine (AGC of America): Official magazine of the Associated General Contractors of America for commercial construction professionals. Comparable as a trade association-affiliated construction publication reaching general contractors with editorial and advertising content.

Regional players

• Daily Journal of Commerce: Regional construction and commercial real estate news outlet serving the Pacific Northwest. Comparable as a local construction industry newspaper with print and online distribution, but operating in a different U.S. metropolitan market.
• Texas Construction Magazine: AGC of Texas's statewide construction industry magazine. Comparable as a regional/state construction trade publication in the same Texas geography, serving overlapping readers and advertisers in the commercial construction market.
• Austin Business Journal: Regional business newspaper covering Austin's commercial real estate and construction sectors. Comparable as a local business news outlet covering some of the same construction deals and advertisers in Construction News's Austin market.

Broad incumbents

• Building Design + Construction (BD+C): Trade media brand serving the building design, architecture, and commercial construction sectors. Overlaps with Construction News's design-and-engineering editorial coverage and shared advertiser base of architects, engineers, and building product manufacturers.
• Engineering News-Record (ENR): Long-established national construction industry publication delivering news, data, and rankings. Functions as a large incumbent offering overlapping construction trade journalism and project data services, but at national scale rather than hyper-local.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@constructionnews1671
• Facebookfacebook.com/ConstructionNewsLtd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/construction-news-tx
• Xx.com/CNewsLtd

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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