startribune.com - 1/16/2009
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Facing sharp revenue declines, the newspaper seeks bankruptcy protection, hoping to cut costs and restructure debt.
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Star-Trib Files For Bankruptcy; Minneapolis Newspaper Seeks Lower Labor Costs
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... As expected, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as the newspaper failed to get a key union agreement on cost-containment, the paper reported. The paper made the filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the southern district of New York. The decision to claim bankruptcy followed several missed debt payments over the past year. The paper was bought only two years ago from The McClatchy Company ( ...
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