Minneapolis, Minn.
Owner: Avista Capital Partners
Announced: Dec. 4, 2008
Effective: Jan. 7, 2009

23 employees accepted buyout offers. The company wanted 25 and had previously hinted that layoffs could follow.
Sources: Braublog and Braublog

Hattiesburg, Miss.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Date: Dec. 3, 2008
Effective: Jan. 8, 2009

Production will be outsourced to the Clarion-Ledger. 38 jobs will be cut at the American.
Source: Hattiesburg American via Gannett Blog

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Washington, D.C.
Owner: Clarity Media Group
Date: Dec. 2, 2008

The paper will close its printing plant, outsourcing to two independently owned plants by the end of January. 101 people will be laid off.
Source: Washington Business Journal

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Asheville, N.C.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Announced: Nov. 21, 2008
Effective: Jan. 3, 2009

Printing will be outsourced to The Greenville News in Greenville, S.C. 60 people will be laid off.
Sources: Editor & Publisher; Gannett Blog

* Updated Feb. 7, 2009; source added
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Kansas City, Mo.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Announced: Nov. 20, 2008
Effective: February 2009

10 accounting employees will be outsourced in February. (This has not been added to the 2008 total.)
Source: Kansas City Business Journal

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Richmond, Ind.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Date: Nov. 13, 2008
Effective: January 2009

Printing will move to the Indianapolis Star in January. 60 employees will be laid off.
Source: Gannett Blog

Raleigh, N.C.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Announced: Nov. 14, 2008
Effective: Jan. 17, 2009

Delivery will be outsourced in January. 17 full-time and 58 part-time employees will be laid off.
Source: Editor & Publisher

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Greensboro, N.C.
Owner: Landmark Media Enterprises LLC
Announced: Nov. 7, 2008
Effective: Jan. 13, 2009
Buyouts have been offered. The company hopes to cut 8 to 10 percent of its full-time employees.40 employees accepted the buyout offer.
Sources: News & Record; News & Record

* Updated March 28, 2009, with an additional source and number of employees who accepted the buyout offer.

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