401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
104
Participants Small participant base
44th
Percentile by assets National rank
$54,713
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Western News&info, Inc. · Arizona · Information & Media

$6M in assets, 104 participants

Western News&info, Inc.'s Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $6M in total assets and 104 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 44th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #791 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Arizona

Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 104 participants in Arizona, about 18% of the average Arizona filer (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $6M.

#791
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+2.9%
assets growth YoY

Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$5,690,147 44th percentile higher than 44% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (104 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income fell from $687K in the plan year 2023 filing to $163K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants fell from 111 in the plan year 2023 filing to 104 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 860351129 · Western News&info, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $6M · 104 · 44th

  • SCH $6M
  • SCH 104
  • SCH 44th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • SCH ind #791

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Arizona →

Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Arizona filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6M
Net Income$163K
Employer EIN860351129
Plan Effective Date1963-12-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Western News&info, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Western News&info, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6M 17.538331688734317% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.5M$5M$5.5M$6M 202220232024 $4.84M $5.69M ▲ +17.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 127 $5M
2023 1 111 $6M
2024 1 104 $6M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arizona

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.005690147 · Participants: 104Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBechtel Trust & Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.067288511 · Participants: 7971Bechtel Trust & Thrift PlanBanner Health Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.918574883 · Participants: 54731Banner Health Employees 401(k) PlanFreeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program, Total assets ($B): 2.670667399 · Participants: 13770Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation ProgramRepublic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.666764279 · Participants: 32629Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanStantec 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.319061108 · Participants: 11603Stantec 401(k) Plan
Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants
Compare Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arizona, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IL ($6M); by covered participants it is Ahold Ecommerce Sales Company 401(k) Plan in NJ (104 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (104 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan edged up modestly - up 2.9% during 2024, from $6M to $6M. Reported net income was $163K.
How have Western News&info, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Western News&info, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.5%, from $5M to $6M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IL ($6M, 111 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Western News&info, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ahold Ecommerce Sales Company 401(k) Plan in NJ (104 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 860351129.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.