Lake Placid News The

What Lake Placid News The does

Lake Placid News The is a privately held local newspaper serving the Lake Placid and broader Adirondack region of New York State. The publication covers local news, local and regional sports (including Winter Olympic sports), outdoors and recreation, obituaries, opinion columns, and community features, with curated editorial verticals such as "We Are Lake Placid" and "Savor the Season." It is operated by Gazette News Group, Inc., a privately held newspaper conglomerate headquartered in Schenectady, New York, and shares infrastructure, newsletters, and cross-promotion with sister publications including The Daily Gazette, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, The Leader-Herald, The Amsterdam Recorder, Spotlight News, and HV360. The Lake Placid News office is based at 54 Broadway in Saranac Lake, NY, and the publication operates with a small team of approximately 7 employees.

The business generates revenue through three primary streams: print and digital subscriptions (recurring revenue from home delivery and digital-only access), display advertising sold to local businesses and organizations, and classifieds and legal notices (transaction-fee revenue from legal notice placements and personal classifieds). Distribution channels include print home delivery, digital/e-edition subscriptions delivered to subscribers' email inboxes, and free and subscription-based access via the lakeplacidnews.com website. The publication is built on the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital, a standard commercial CMS platform used across the Gazette News Group network, and offers email newsletters, an e-Edition, and an online classifieds portal as product extensions. Marketing outreach is conducted through email newsletters, a Facebook page, and an X (Twitter) account.

Name

Lake Placid News The

Legal name

Gazette News Group, Inc.

Website

https://lakeplacidnews.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lake Placid News The is a privately held community newspaper serving Lake Placid and the Adirondack region of New York, covering local news, winter Olympic sports, outdoors, and community events, operated by Gazette News Group with 7 employees and print, digital, and classified revenue streams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saranac Lake

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

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Subscriptions: Recurring subscription revenue from print and digital access to Lake Placid News content, including home delivery and digital-only options.
2. Classifieds and Legal Notices: Revenue from classified advertisements and legal notice placements in the print and online editions.
3. Display Advertising: Revenue from local businesses and organizations advertising in the newspaper and on the website.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lake Placid News is a community newspaper serving the Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, and Adirondack region of New York State. It publishes local news, outdoor recreation, sports (including Winter Olympic sports), obituaries, opinion, and classifieds in both print and digital formats. It also operates an e-Edition, email newsletters, and an online classifieds/legal-notice placement platform.

Product overview

Lake Placid News The is a local newspaper published by Daily Gazette (Gazette News Group) serving the Lake Placid, New York region. The publication operates as a single unified product with digital extensions, offering print and digital subscription access, an e-Edition for online reading, targeted email newsletters (including ADE Daily Headlines, Breaking News Alerts, and Weekly Top Stories), and an online classifieds platform. The newspaper covers local news, sports (including Winter Olympic Sports), outdoors, obituaries, opinion sections, and special sections like Savor the Season and We Are Lake Placid profiles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lake Placid News (Newspaper)

Segments1 record

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 highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Leader-Herald: Another Gazette News Group community newspaper serving a similar small upstate New York market with comparable print + digital subscription, classifieds, and local news offerings.
• Adirondack Daily Enterprise: Sister publication within Gazette News Group covering the same Adirondack region with overlapping content (local news, outdoors, sports, classifieds) and shared operational infrastructure.
• Spotlight News: Another Gazette News Group community title covering the Capital Region suburbs; shares parent infrastructure and the same digital product suite (e-edition, newsletters, classifieds).
• Press-Republican: Regional daily newspaper serving the adjacent North Country/Plattsburgh region of upstate New York, competing for advertisers and digital readers in the broader Adirondack market.
• The Amsterdam Recorder: Sister community newspaper within Gazette News Group with the same go-to-market (print, digital, classifieds, e-edition) targeting a small upstate New York city.
• Glens Falls Post-Star: Local daily covering the southern Adirondack region with overlapping outdoor recreation and community news coverage; a competing local news source for advertisers in the region.
• Denton Publications: Family-owned community newspaper group operating multiple small weekly titles across upstate New York and the Adirondacks with a similar print + digital + classifieds model.
• The Daily Gazette: Flagship daily newspaper of the parent Gazette News Group, sharing the BLOX CMS platform, e-edition delivery, and email newsletter products with Lake Placid News.

Broad incumbents

• Times Union: Albany-based regional daily providing broader statewide and regional coverage that overlaps with Lake Placid News on NY and Adirondack content, but with significantly larger scale and digital reach.

Emerging players

• NCPR (North Country Public Radio): Nonprofit regional public radio station covering the same Adirondack and North Country geography with local news; competes for audience attention and grant/sponsorship dollars rather than print subs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LakePlacidNews
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lake-placid-news-the

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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 →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Placid News The