Faribault Daily News

What Faribault Daily News does

Faribault Daily News is a local daily newspaper serving Faribault, Minnesota and the broader Rice County area. It is one of eight community newspapers operating under the Southern Minn Publications banner within Adams Publishing Group LLC (APG Media of Southern Minnesota), headquartered at 514 Central Ave., Faribault. The publication covers local news, sports, community events, opinion, obituaries, and public notices, and serves as a primary informational channel for Faribault-area residents and local businesses.

The newspaper's product surface spans a traditional print edition, a digital e-edition replica, daily email newsletters (Tuesday–Saturday at 6:00 am), an online classifieds portal, obituary listings via Legacy.com, and periodic special sections. Its digital infrastructure is built on the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital, which powers the website, e-edition platform, and publishing workflow. The publication maintains a presence on Facebook and Twitter (X) for community engagement and distributes content through southernminn.com, a shared regional publishing platform.

The business model combines subscription revenue (recurring print and digital access, plus a $1.99 single-day e-edition pass) with local advertising sales (display ads, classifieds, and public notices) targeted at Faribault-area businesses and residents. The company employs approximately 5 people and operates a sales-led go-to-market motion, with no mobile app, no public funding history, and no disclosed revenue figures. As a single title within a multi-paper network, Faribault Daily News benefits from shared infrastructure and cross-publication reach but competes within a structurally declining U.S. local newspaper industry.

Name

Faribault Daily News

Legal name

Adams Publishing Group LLC

Website

https://faribault.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Faribault Daily News is a local daily newspaper serving Faribault, Minnesota and Rice County, delivering local news, sports, obituaries, and advertising across print, digital e-edition, and email newsletters as part of Adams Publishing Group's Southern Minn Publications network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Faribault

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Paid subscriptions for print and digital access to the newspaper, including various subscription tiers and day pass options
2. Advertising Revenue: Local advertising including display ads, classifieds, and digital ad placements across the website and e-edition
3. Digital Day Pass: One-time $1.99 day pass for temporary digital access to e-edition content

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Faribault Daily News is a local daily newspaper serving Faribault, Minnesota, and surrounding Rice County, providing local news, sports coverage, community events, opinion content, obituaries, and classified advertising. The publication is delivered through a traditional print edition, a digital e-Edition replica, daily email newsletters, and the southernminn.com website. It is part of the Southern Minn Publications network operated under Adams Publishing Group LLC.

Product overview

Faribault Daily News is a local daily newspaper operating as part of the Southern Minn Publications network on the southernminn.com digital platform. The publication offers its core newspaper content through multiple channels: the traditional print edition, the e-Edition digital replica, daily email newsletters, and the main website. Additional offerings include online classifieds, obituary listings via legacy.com, and periodic special sections covering local events and seasonal content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Faribault Daily News (Print Newspaper)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Legacy.comminorOthersPartnership for obituary publishing and management, allowing readers to browse and place obituaries through Legacy.com platform
• BLOX DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationBLOX Content Management System powers the newspaper's website, e-edition platform, and digital publishing infrastructure
• APG Media of Southern MinnesotacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company overseeing multiple local newspapers in southern Minnesota including Faribault Daily News, Owatonna People's Press, Northfield News, and other regional publications

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Winona Daily News: Daily newspaper serving Winona, MN, with subscription and advertising revenue model parallel to Faribault Daily News; comparable small-city community newspaper in southern Minnesota.
• Mankato Free Press: Daily newspaper serving south-central Minnesota, with overlapping geographic and competitive territory relative to Faribault. Comparable local news and advertising model at slightly larger scale.
• St. Cloud Times: Regional daily in central Minnesota with broader circulation but parallel business model (print, digital, e-Edition, newsletters, local advertising) to Faribault Daily News.
• Albert Lea Tribune: Southern Minnesota daily newspaper covering Freeborn County. Comparable product mix of print, digital, and local advertising in an adjacent small-town Minnesota market.
• Austin Daily Herald: Local daily newspaper serving Austin, MN, in southern Minnesota. Highly comparable local-news and subscription/advertising business model with shared regional audience overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Pioneer Press (St. Paul): Twin Cities-based regional newspaper with state- and metro-wide coverage that competes for digital reader attention and some advertising dollars overlapping with Faribault Daily News's footprint.
• Minneapolis Star Tribune: Dominant statewide Minnesota newspaper publishing regional and statewide news with overlapping subscription and advertising categories. A broad incumbent rather than a direct small-town competitor.

Direct peers

• Waseca County News: Wholly-owned Southern Minn Publications weekly covering Waseca County. Same parent, same digital infrastructure, and similar small-town Minnesota community coverage.
• Northfield News: Sister Southern Minn Publications title serving Northfield, MN. Operates on the identical BLOX Digital stack with print, e-Edition, and email newsletters, making it a tight operational peer.
• Owatonna People's Press: Sister title under Adams Publishing Group's Southern Minn Publications, serving Owatonna, MN with the same print + e-Edition + newsletter model. Most directly comparable peer given shared parent, platform, and operating playbook.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FboNews
• Facebookfacebook.com/faribaultdailynews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faribault-daily-news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 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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