Two PA Newspapers Closing Print Facilities

The owner of Bucks County, PA two daily newspapers is cutting more jobs and closing its printing and production facility next month.

The Philadelphia Business Journal reports the move comes after the owner of the Bucks County Courier Times and the Doylestown Intelligencer, GateHouse Media, acquired Gannett Co. in November and adopted the Gannett name. The $1.2 billion deal was a combination of the two largest U.S. newspaper chains.

The Courier Times and The Intelligencer will now be printed at the production facilities for fellow Gannett-owned publications the Courier-Post in New Jersey and The News Journal in Delaware. The Courier Times' news and advertising teams will remain in Langhorne.

“As our industry evolves, we have to adapt in ways that allow us to focus on the high-quality local journalism our readers expect from us,” General Manager Brad Bailey said in a statement released on the Courier Times website. “Taking advantage of nearby production capabilities within our company will allow us to devote the resources necessary to remain the most trusted source of local news in three different markets.”

Bailey did not say how many employees would lose their jobs due to the move.