Lee Enterprises is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 54 daily newspapers in 23 states, and more than 300 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by A.W. Lee and is based in Davenport, Iowa. The company also provides online services, including websites supporting its daily newspapers and other publications. Lee also owns 82.5% of TownNews.com, an Internet service company. The company offers commercial printing services to its customers. Lee Enterprises is currently the fourth largest newspaper group in the United States of... America. The company acquired Howard Publications in 2002 and Pulitzer, Inc., in 2005. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2011. In April of 2012, Warren Buffet took a stake in Lee Enterprises buying $85 million of the company's debt from Goldman Sachs Group. * Newspaper owned by Capital Newspapers, a partnership with The Capital Times Company. Lee formerly operated a broadcasting division, which it sold in 2000 in order to focus on newspaper publishing.
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| NYSE symbol: | LEE |
| Founded: | 1890 |
| Headquarters: | Davenport, Iowa |
| Legal structure: | Public company |
| Annual revenue: | $1,028,870,000 |
| Operating income: | $292,600,000 |
| Market cap: | $680,000,000 |
| Industries: | Newspaper, Media |