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Article: MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL TO LAY OFF 10% OF WORKERS.(NEWS)
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- The Capital Times
- Article date:
- July 2, 2008
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Byline: Associated Press
MILWAUKEE -- Journal Sentinel Inc., publisher of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, said Wednesday it will cut about 10 percent of its 1,300 full-time employees due to continued industrywide declines in advertising sales.
Journal Sentinel, a unit of newspaper publisher and broadcaster Journal Communications Inc., said the layoffs will be complete by the end of the year. Employees departing voluntarily and as the result of targeted cuts will receive both cash severance and health care benefits.
"Our advertising customers - especially car dealers, real estate agents, hiring officials, retailers and financial institutions - ...