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Booth Newspapers Lays Off 550 In Move To Digital
- mlive.com, Monday, November 21, 2011 3:32 PM
Grands, Rapids, Mich.-based Booth Newspapers, which is transitioning to a much more digitally centered news service, MLive Media Group, is laying off more than 550 employees at eight of its companies, including such newspapers as the Kalamazoo Gazette and The Saginaw News.
Those employees are also being urged to apply for new jobs at MLive Media Group, which will handle news and advertising, and the recently created Advance Central Services Michigan, which will handle production, distribution and human resources duties. The new companies recently posted info about 200 new positions, including sales, editing and reporting jobs.
