Eagle, Colo.
Owner: Swift Communications Inc.
Effective: April 15, 2009
At least 1 reporter was laid off.
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Eagle Valley Enterprise: 1+
Fort Collins Now: 3 *
Fort Collins, Colo.
Owner: Swift Communications Inc.
Effective: May 21, 2009
The twice-a-week paper has closed. 3 employees will be laid off.
Sources: Fort Collins Now; Fort Collins Now
* Updated May 21, 2009, with the number of employee who were laid off.
Sky-Hi Daily News: Unknown
Granby, Colo.
Owner: Swift Communications Inc.
Effective: April 17, 2009
The paper has had three rounds of layoffs since December.
Source: Sky-Hi Daily News
The News-Review: Unknown
Roseburg, Ore.
Owner: Swift Communications Inc.
Effective: 2008
Layoffs and attrition cut the newsroom by 20 percent in the last year. Pressroom and distribution employees have been laid off too.
Source: Paper Cuts tip
Aspen Times: 1
Aspen, Colo.
Owner: Colorado Mountain News Media, a subsidiary of Swift Communications Inc.
Effective: Feb. 20, 2009
The paper’s last full-time photographer was laid off.
Source: Aspen Daily News
Snowmass Sun: 1
Snowmass Village, Colo.
Owner: Colorado Mountain News Media, a subsidiary of Swift Communications
Effective: Dec. 30, 2008
1 employee was laid off.
Source: The Daily Sentinel via Fading to Black
La Tribuna: Unknown
Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Owner: Colorado Mountain News Media, a subsidiary of Swift Communications
Effective: Dec. 30, 2008
The paper has closed.
Source: The Daily Sentinel via Fading to Black
Leadville Chronicle: Unknown
Leadville, Colo.
Owner: Colorado Mountain News Media, a subsidiary of Swift Communications Inc.
Effective: Dec. 30, 2008
The paper has closed.
Source: The Daily Sentinel via Fading to Black
Aspen Times: 6
Aspen, Colo.
Owner: Colorado Mountain News Media, a subsidiary of Swift Communications Inc.
Effective: Dec. 30, 2008
6 positions were cut, some through attrition.
Source: The Daily Sentinel via Fading to Black
Post Independent: 5
Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Owner: Colorado Mountain News Media, a subsidiary of Swift Communications Inc.
Effective: Dec. 30, 2008
5 employees were laid off, including 2 reporters and 1 photographer
Source: The Daily Sentinel via Fading to Black
