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St. Louis Post Dispatch Publisher Gets OK For Bankruptcy Plan

By Jeff John Roberts Jan. 24, 2012, 7:52pm Comments Off

A federal judge yesterday gave the thumbs up to a plan that will allow Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) to exit bankruptcy later this month with… Read More »

St. Louis Post Dispatch Publisher Announces Ch. 11 Plan To Shave Debt

By Jeff John Roberts Dec. 5, 2011, 10:18pm Comments Off

Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE), the Iowa-based publisher of dozens of newspapers and digital ventures, plans to use bankruptcy proceedings to r… Read More »

Some Lee Papers Adopt Metered Model, Even For Print Subscribers

By Laura Hazard Owen Aug. 2, 2011, 1:56am 4 Comments

For about the cost of “a trip to Starbucks,” six Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) newspapers in Montana and Wyoming are adopting a metered pay mo… Read More »

Lee Enterprises’ Profit Rises, But Online Ads Fall 8.4 Percent

By David Kaplan Jan. 19, 2010, 11:13pm Comments Off

Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) may have achieved consecutive quarterly profitability for the second time in row in Q4, but the turnaround in ad… Read More »

Lee Enterprises' Annual Meeting: Audience Is Growing, But Financial Outlook Remains 'Grim And Lousy'

By David Kaplan Mar. 11, 2009, 3:49am Comments Off

Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) told investors at its annual stock meeting Tuesday that all of 2009 looks “grim” and its share price is expected… Read More »

Lee Enterprises Strikes Refinancing Agreement On $306 Million Debt

By David Kaplan Feb. 20, 2009, 5:04am Comments Off

Attempting to get a hold on its costs as the recession deepens, Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) has struck agreements to refinance $306 million… Read More »

Proxy Watch: Lee Enterprises Freezes Execs’ Salaries

By David Kaplan Jan. 27, 2009, 11:23am 7 Comments

Considering all the layoffs Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) has had this past year — over 50 at its St. Louis Post Dispatch in two rounds of cu… Read More »

Earnings: Lee Enterprises’ Q1 Profit Plummets 69 Percent; Online Revs Slide 14 Percent

By David Kaplan Jan. 20, 2009, 7:12pm Comments Off

Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) got a necessary reprieve last week when it received waivers on extending its latest debt payment, but it is not… Read More »

Lee Enterprises Gets Debt Waivers, Avoids Default — For Now

By David Kaplan Jan. 19, 2009, 9:29am 1 Comment

Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) has received a waiver on debt payments that were due last Friday, allowing the owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispa… Read More »

Gannett Will Shut Tucson Citizen If Assets Not Sold By Mar. 21

By Staci D. Kramer Jan. 17, 2009, 6:58am Comments Off

No word yet that Gannett (NYSE: GCI) is reconsidering its $1.60 dividend but it’s certainly trying everything else. The latest: a post-marke… Read More »

10-K Watch: Lee Posts $879 Million Net Income Loss For ’08; Online Ad Revs Fall 1.7 Percent

By David Kaplan Jan. 1, 2009, 4:14am Comments Off

Although newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) missed its self-imposed Dec. 29 deadline to release its annual report, the company… Read More »

Lee Enterprises Faces Possible Default

By David Kaplan Dec. 16, 2008, 11:21pm 2 Comments

The crushing debt that was built up over the past few years at newspaper publishers like The Tribune Company and McClatchy (NYSE: MNI), is n… Read More »

ThePort Network Raises $4.1 Million Second Round Led By American City Business Journals

Earnings: Lee Enterprises’s Slump Deepens, As Profits Plummet 71.9 Percent

Lee’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch Lays Off 20; Second Round In As Many Months

10-Q Watch: Jupitermedia-MediaBistro; Scripps Interactive; Lee Enterprises, Classmates.com

Earnings: Ad Slump Hits Online, As Lee Enterprises’ Q2 Internet Revs Fall 9.1 Percent