The Mesabi Daily News has been the newspaper of the Iron Range for 111 years, home to three major iron ore pellet production facilities; USX Corporation, Ispat Mining and EVTAC Mining. Support industries include the Virginia Regional Medical Center, the Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Northwest Airlines Reservation Center, BlueCross/BlueShield, Delta Dental and tourism related businesses. The Iron Range has developed a reputation for stability.Along with the Northland Shopper, The Mesabi Daily News provides the welcome mat into over combined, unduplicated 20,000 Iron Range Households. With local Virginia Median income 30% above the state average, retail is strong. This picturesque town is also the gateway to northern Minnesota, including Lake Vermillion, Crane Lake, BWCAW and Rainy Lake.The Virginia, Minnesota Mesabi Daily News is in the Duluth - Superior, MN DMA. The Virginia Mesabi Daily News offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily and Sunday circulation. This paper also offers total market coverage (TMC) through a non-subscriber distribution. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage. This paper is CAC audited.