Layoffs and Closures

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (474+ words) The Fresno Bee News Guild held a town hall discussion for the community members with reporters, including those who had been laid off on Oct. 6. The Bee newsroom had about 16 to 17 employees, and has lost seven employees. Among these journalists…...

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1+ week, 2+ day ago   (325+ words) The Amarillo Tribune has learned that Gannett Corp., part of the USA Today Network and owner of the Amarillo Globe-News, laid off its Amarillo editorial staff late last week. The AGN is Amarillo’s current paper of record. According to its…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (241+ words) Over a year ago, we launched the Public Media Layoffs Tracker. At the time, tracking only reductions in force made sense: Public media entities cut jobs every single week between the beginning of the measurement period - July 18th, or the second…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (654+ words) Dozens of unionized Seattle Times workers picketed near the newsroom on Denny Way yesterday after they say the newspaper’s owners refused to satisfactorily raise wages or agree not to replace workers with AI during contract negotiations. The picket is the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (138+ words) A Starbucks location in Darlington is now permanently closed. The store has been cleared of its Starbucks signage and now sits vacant. One employee told ABC 15 that workers received severance packages, while some employees may have the opportunity to transfer…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (170+ words) Just days after Starbucks permanently closed its Pike & Rose location, the coffeehouse’s exterior signage has already been removed and the windows have been papered over. The Starbucks at 11802 Grand Park Ave closed permanently over the weekend as part of the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (353+ words) New Yorkers who rely on unemployment benefits are going to want to pay close attention to this because the state is getting ready to temporarily shut down its unemployment insurance system. The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (902+ words) This story comes from KCUR's daily news podcast Kansas City Today. Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts. This month, seven journalists at The Kansas City Star lost their jobs. Among their ranks were an opinion editor and reporters covering…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (148+ words) Microsoft is retiring three applications later in 2026, rendering them non-functional for users who rely on them. The tech giant's decision to discontinue these apps marks another phase in its ongoing software consolidation efforts. Users of the affected applications will need…...