PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona’s major newspaper will soon be printed out of state, leading to over 100 workers out of a job.
Printing of The Arizona Republic (azcentral) will be relocated to Las Vegas, the organization announced on Tuesday. The move led to the paper’s parent company, Gannett, laying off 117 workers at its Deer Valley printing facility.
The layoffs were filed with the Arizona Job Connection on Tuesday.
Printing and packaging operations will be moved to Las Vegas in October. The organization says it will shift to a joint-publishing arrangement in order to cut costs.
“Where our newspaper is printed does not impact our ability to deliver outstanding journalism. The Arizona Republic will continue to provide readers with quality, local content that matters most to them, and to connect our valued advertising partners with the customers they want to reach,” Lark-Marie Antón, Gannett chief communications and brand officer, said in a statement.
The Republic’s current printing facility in the Deer Valley area of north Phoenix will be shut down, Gannett said. Final copies will roll off the Deer Valley printing press on Oct. 5.
Starting in October, the newspaper will be printed in Las Vegas before being transported to locations in Arizona, Gannett says. Because of this, deadlines for news copy and advertising will shift earlier.
“We deeply appreciate the years of service our knowledgeable, skilled staff has dedicated to our Phoenix facility and the local community,” Antón said.
Gannett says this change is not expected to affect delivery times for print customers. The organization’s online services will not change.
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