INDIANAPOLIS — After 120 years, the last major Indianapolis newspaper still in publication will cease printing locally.
The Indianapolis Star announced online Wednesday plans to close the Pulliam Production Center, the local production facility used to print the paper since 2001. Gannett, the owner of the paper, told staff that the closure will occur on April 9.
Around 90 employees involved in daily printing and packaging operations will be laid off, IndyStar said, and a WARN notice has been filed with the state of Indiana.
Gannett previously shut down two of the four presses at the facility, which is located at 8278 Georgetown Road, in 2023. A WARN notice filed at that time said 56 workers were laid off.
Starting with the paper’s edition on Tuesday, April 9, the Star will begin being printed at a Gannett-owned site in Peoria, Illinois.
A statement from an Indianapolis Star spokesperson can be read below:
“Our commitment to the Indianapolis community and the greater Central Indiana area is unwavering. The staff at The Indianapolis Star will continue to provide readers with quality, local content that matters most to them, and to connect our valued advertising partners with the customers they want to reach. We deeply appreciate the many years of service our knowledgeable, skilled staff has dedicated to our Indianapolis facility.”
In its online announcement of the closure, IndyStar cited a “rapid change” in the way subscribers consume news and a “continued shift” to online viewership as reasons for the closure.
The move comes after the paper has been printed locally for over 120 years, beginning with the paper’s first edition on June 6, 1903.
