Minnesota Star Tribune to lay off 15% of its workforce, publisher announces
The company said buyouts will come first for union-represented employees as it shrinks the newsroom to about 175 workers.
- On Tuesday, the Minnesota Star Tribune notified employees of a restructuring resulting in 15% staff cuts, or approximately 65 employees. CEO Steve Grove called the move 'a difficult step' in the effort to sustain the organization.
- Grove cited ongoing disruptions to the business model as the primary driver for these cuts. The restructuring follows a December 2025 round of layoffs where more than 150 employees were let go after the company's downtown Minneapolis printing plant closed.
- Journalists focused on news gathering are exempt from the cuts, though the newsroom will decline to approximately 175 employees. The organization reports digital subscription growth of more than 25% after several years of stagnation.
- The Star Tribune Newspaper Guild will first negotiate buyouts for affected departments before any layoffs occur. Jeff Day, a reporter and Guild co-chair, said the union intends to fight, arguing the decision 'lacks any foundation in reality.'
- Minnesota billionaire Glen Taylor, who has owned the newspaper since 2014, is reportedly considering placing the for-profit organization under a nonprofit foundation structure. Grove suggested this model could expand philanthropic opportunities to support the Star Tribune's core business.
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The Minnesota Star Tribune will cut its workforce by 15% through buyouts and layoffs, executives said Tuesday evening, just a month after the newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Annunciation Church and School shooting. Chief Executive…
Minnesota Star Tribune to lay off 15% of its workforce, publisher announces
MINNEAPOLIS — The largest news organization in the Upper Midwest is reducing its staff and pursuing a new business model that could potentially put ownership in the hands of a nonprofit foundation. The Minnesota Star Tribune, based in Minneapolis, notified employees on Tuesday, June 2, of a restructuring that will result in 15% of staff, or approximately 65 employees, being laid off. The news came in a company-wide message sent by Steve Grove, C…
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