PROVIDENCE – The production facility that prints The Providence Journal will cease operations in March, resulting in the loss of 136 jobs and shifting the newspaper's printing to New Jersey, The Journal's owner, Gannett Co., said Tuesday. "The decision ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Providence Journal’s printing facility in the capital city will close down for good next year, the publication’s parent company Gannett announced Tuesday. In a statement to 12 News, a Gannett spokesperson explained that the decision was “prompted by an insurmountable supply chain issue.”

“The decision to close our printing facility in Providence was prompted by an insurmountable supply chain issue. The press utilizes specific plates produced by a single manufacturer, who will be discontinuing their production — rendering our press inoperable,” a Gannett spokesperson told NBC 10 in a statement.