Kansas City, Missouri-based Kansas City Star, an iconic regional newspaper owned by McClatchy, has announced that it will be closing its newspaper printing facility and laying off 68 full-time and 56 part-time production workers.
The decision to outsource the paper's printing operations to the Des Moines Register Star, a Gannett paper, was driven by economic considerations, including the parent company's financial difficulties, including bankruptcy. It is believed that the impact of digital editions over print editions is becoming problematical as the number of unofficial social media news sources increases.
The transfer of operations will become effective during the first quarter of 2021. The building housing the printing operations has been sold.
According to a company spokesperson, "Leaving a huge office space that is way beyond our current needs allows us to realize savings that will sustain other operations as we continue to align expenses with our digital transformation."
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