The Laker/Lutz News
Newspaper PublishingFlorida, United States2-10 Employees
The Laker/Lutz News is a free weekly newspaper operation serving suburban north Tampa communities, delivering local coverage on growth, schools, health care, community groups, businesses, and sports. Based in Land o Lakes, Florida, the paper publishes a two-section edition each Wednesday, circulating about 45,233 copies to homes and to more than 350 business locations and newspaper boxes. It is independently owned by Publisher Diane Kortus, with The Laker dating to Pasco County in 1981 and The Lutz News in Hillsborough County since 1964. The publication reports a readership of about 75 percent and is annually verified by the Circulation Verification Council, which also tracks zip-code detail for delivered homes and businesses. Advertisers benefit from strong reader engagement, with about 78 percent of readers indicating they purchase products or services from ads in the papers. The Laker/Lutz News has earned recognition from industry groups such as the Florida Press Association and Community Papers of Florida for its reporting.