Monday, September 10, 2018

Stockton paper to close press facility


The Record (Stockton, California) will shutter its production facility in October, President and Publisher Deitra R. Kenoly announced Sept. 7, the paper reported.
“We will continue to serve our readers,” Kenoly said. “We will continue home delivery for our subscribers, newsstand sales and our digital edition at recordnet.com.”
The paper cited the cost of newsprint and the width of the paper as factors. The Record is the sole Gannett paper to come at the 50-inch web width, the paper said.
“The costs of printing the paper with our own press has become too high to continue,” she said.
The printing facility opened in 2005, constructed by then-owner Dow Jones, and relies on some presses that are about 30 years old. Maintaining the older presses became an  issue, the paper said.
The closure will mean the loss of around 40 jobs. Some employees will be moved to other jobs at The Record.
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