Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Yes, it's true, the PD staff will move

This was on Cleveland. com in November.:

The Northeast Ohio Media Group and The Plain Dealer Publishing Company today each announced to their employees where they will be working when the companies move into their permanent homes next year.

The Northeast Ohio Media Group, a digitally focused company that is responsible for editorial content, advertising sales and marketing for cleveland.com, The Plain Dealer and the Sun newspapers, will move into renovated space at 1801 Superior Ave.

Most of the reporters and editors with The Plain Dealer Publishing Company will move their newsroom from 1801 Superior Ave. into the Skylight Office Tower at Tower City Center.

Some editors -- those responsible for designing and producing the print editions of The Plain Dealer and the Sun newspapers -- will move with the rest of the employees of The Plain Dealer Publishing Company into renovated office space at the company’s facility on Tiedeman Road in Brooklyn, where the newspapers are printed.

In addition to its newsroom, The Plain Dealer Publishing Company includes production, circulation, finance, information technology, accounting and other support services.

The Northeast Ohio Media Group launched in August under President Andrea Hogben, to meet the changing needs of readers and advertisers. The launch coincided with the reduction of home delivery of The Plain Dealer’s print edition to four days a week and the renewed emphasis on providing news on a variety of digital platforms.

Since the company launched, the sales, marketing and human resources workers have  remained at 1801 Superior Ave., but the company’s newsroom has been at the offices of cleveland.com on the west bank of the Flats.

Hogben said she expects to move into the renovated space in the second quarter.

“We are excited about the collaborative atmosphere that our new environment will provide for our Northeast Ohio Media Group employees,” Hogben said. “We remain committed to operating in downtown Cleveland and the newly renovated space is designed to showcase our digital capabilities and promote a culture of innovation and creativity.”

Media group employees from editorial, advertising, marketing and human resources departments will share an open office, which will feature a variety of collaboration areas, meeting rooms and open desk space.

The Plain Dealer Publishing Company is under the direction of General Manager Virginia Wang, who said the move will allow the company to make much better use of space it owns in Brooklyn.

"These moves are being made because they are in the best interest of the Plain Dealer Publishing Company from both an economic and operating standpoint,” Wang said. “Relocation of the news staff to the Skylight Office Tower represents our continued commitment to the City of Cleveland and allows our reporters to continue being the voice of the community from a centrally located downtown facility.”

 Both companies plan a series of informational meetings today to show employees the planned office space and answer questions.

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