Kalamazoo Gazette
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Kalamazoo Gazette logo | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | MLive Media Group |
| Publisher | Dan Gaydou |
| Editor | Mickey Ciokajlo |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Headquarters |
306 S. Kalamazoo Mall Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001  United States |
| Website | Kalamazoo Gazette |
The Kalamazoo Gazette is the daily newspaper in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Background
The Gazette is part of MLive Media Group, which is Michigan's largest local media organization. The Gazette publishes seven days a week. Papers are available for home delivery on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday.
History
On Nov. 2, 2011, the Gazette's owners announced that the newspaper would limit home delivery to Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays beginning Feb. 2, 2012 as it made the transition to a digital-first news organization as part of the newly created MLive Media Group. In November, the Gazette also confirmed 77 employees were issued layoff notices related to the reorganization while an unspecified number of employees were hired back by MLive.
On Feb. 2, 2012, the Gazette moved into its new hub at 306 S. Kalamazoo Mall. The hub is an open-office environment and is also designed to accommodate community events. Printing facilities for the Gazette were moved from Kalamazoo to MLive Media Group's printing facility in Walker, Michigan in 2012 and are shared with The Grand Rapids Press and Muskegon Chronicle.
Awards
In 2009, the Gazette was named "Newspaper of the Year" by the Michigan Press Association. The Michigan Press Association also named the Gazette Newspaper of the Year in its circulation category on Oct. 6, 2013. In the MPA's annual Better Newspaper Contest for 2013, the Gazette won 23 awards, including first place in all four photo categories (three won by Mark Bugnaski, the fourth by intern Matt Gade), as well as first place for general excellence, editorial writing, local columnist (Julie Mack), feature story (Yvonne Zipp) and sports columnist (David Drew).
Controversy
In April 2010, the Gazette announced it would pay $1,525,000 to the City of Kalamazoo to avoid lawsuits seeking $4 million in previously awarded tax breaks related to the 2002 expansion of their downtown Kalamazoo printing facility. The 2002 expansion cost the Gazette $33 million, including $20 million in new equipment. The breaks were awarded on the condition that the Gazette maintain 175 jobs related to the expansion until 2014.