The News & Observer is transferring newsroom production work to a new center in Charlotte.
Beginning in August, the new center will perform copy editing and page design for The N&O and its community newspapers, as well as The Charlotte Observer and The Herald of Rock Hill, S.C., which also are owned by The McClatchy Co.
In all, about 25 N&O positions are being moved to the center, which will be housed in the Observer's building in Charlotte. The papers' computer servers and much of the technical support staff are in Charlotte.
All N&O copy editors and designers will have the opportunity to relocate to the new center.
"Given the new economic realities of our industry, we must find more efficient ways to deliver the very best products to our readers and advertisers, and we are confident the new center will be an important part of our future," said Orage Quarles III, publisher of The N&O.
Assistant Business Editor Alan M. Wolf joined the N&O in 1999 covering the business of health care. He became an editor in 2001, and helps oversee the paper's daily business coverage and Sunday Work&Money section. He lives in Clayton with his wife and two children. Reach him at 919-829-4572 or 
Comments
Wow!
Tue, 06/28/2011 - 18:55 — adummyI may be a dummy, but even I know the N&O is in trouble. Maybe it needs to go to three days a week (and let readers write the editorials!).
AP, we need you!
Mon, 06/06/2011 - 23:54 — USA_TodayIf only AgentPierce would pay for a subscription to the N and O, this could have been avoided!
Raleigh needs to campaign to
Mon, 06/06/2011 - 23:35 — JoeTarheelRaleigh needs to campaign to cut subscriptions of the paper by the amount equivalent to the jobs moving if nor more for this stupidity.
Which city do you think has better technology people not to mention more educated writers who can actually handle editing?
This is absurd. I cancelled my subscription today.
Time to call Batman and Robin
Mon, 06/06/2011 - 20:39 — Notsurewhere_NCN&O needs to ask Raleigh mayor and Rep Price to get involved. After all, they appear to have made headway in keeping a unprofitable post office in downtown open. What a great show of fiscal responsibility.
N&O, relevancy (whatever was left), continues to slip away.
Jeez... What's the next
Mon, 06/06/2011 - 19:01 — DaveM28Jeez... What's the next thing to be relocated to Charlotte? They already got Progress Energy too.
Very sad
Mon, 06/06/2011 - 18:13 — abechtel1This is the mistake of newspaper companies today. On the one hand, they say that they will focus more on local coverage to boost readership. On the other hand, they consolidate and outsource significant elements of that effort to other parts of the state, or beyond. It makes no sense.
I also take issue with this headline. The N&O is not shifting "newsroom production work" to Charlotte. It is shifting journalism to Charlotte.
It's a real shame.
at this rate .....
Mon, 06/06/2011 - 18:05 — AgentPierceAt this rate, within the next 18 months The N&O will be operating out of an old Char-Grill building on Hillsborough Street.
Will Steve Ford have to give up his Ivory Tower?