The Caller-Instances’ printing plant will shut efficient Feb. 28, forcing a discount of the native workforce because the printing and packaging of the Caller-Instances shift to a facility in Houston.
The final problem to be printed in Corpus Christi can be on Monday, Feb. 27, for the paper on Tuesday, Feb. 28.
The Austin American-Statesman and different merchandise at the moment printed in Corpus Christi may even transition to Houston.
“With duplicative printing capability in our area, we needed to make some onerous selections as we glance to spend money on our journalism and our development alternatives,” Gannett, the corporate that owns the Caller-Instances, mentioned in a discover to its administration. “The consolidation of manufacturing operations has turn out to be widespread throughout the newspaper business as a method to save cash and journalism jobs.”
All manufacturing workers concerned with native printing and packaging can be affected as these operations will stop. They may proceed to work as scheduled by Feb. 27.
The information and promoting departments will stay in Corpus Christi.
The change shouldn’t be anticipated to considerably change supply occasions of the newspaper. Nonetheless, it should require adjustments to the newsroom’s deadlines for print editions, because the paper can be printed earlier within the day to permit for supply vans to deliver the paper to Corpus Christi.
Regardless of adjustments to the best way the Caller-Instances produces its printed product, the newsroom intends to proceed its concentrate on unique, enterprising journalism. Caller.com will nonetheless carry up-to-the-minute reporting.
“The place the newspaper is printed doesn’t impression our skill to supply excellent journalism and repair to our readers, advertisers and communities,” Gannett mentioned in its discover.