Manchester Enterprise to relocate office June 1

Officials of Heritage Newspapers and the Journal Register Co. have announced The Manchester Enterprise office at 135 E. Main St., Suite 202 in Manchester is being closed and relocated.
Beginning June 1, the editorial staff and advertising account executives will be consolidated into the Heritage Newspapers’ Western Region headquarters at The Saline Reporter in Saline.
The move is one of many being taken by the newspapers’ parent company, Journal Register Co. to survive in the current declining economy in Michigan and across the county — which has hit newspapers across the country very hard.
Staff writers, editors, photographers, advertising advisors and circulation route managers will continue to work in Manchester.
The Manchester Enterprise will continue to be delivered to Post Office boxes and sold at stores and from newspaper racks around the community.
The newspaper will continue to be the best and most authoritative source of news about the Manchester community — its school district, local governments, sports teams and the people and activities of Manchester.
The editorial staff will continue to attend meetings, gatherings and events to stay on top of events in Manchester.
Residents will still be able to talk to those people by calling the Enterprise’s cur-rent phone number: (734) 428-8173. Individuals will be available through their e-mail addresses as well.
The carriers who deliver the Manchester Enterprise will continue to work with route managers by mail, phone or in person at the Saline Reporter office at 106 W. Michigan Ave., Saline, MI. 48176.
That office is located 12 miles east of Manchester.
The move comes amid a shake up in the entire industry and Michigan in particular.
Papers across the state have seen reductions in staffing. Regional papers have con-solidated into a smaller number of locations and they have reduced coverage of smaller and outlying communities.
JRC has announced other moves designed to allow it to keep operating. It has closed newspapers in Connecticut and hired a firm to seek buyers for certain properties.
For more information, contact Manchester Enterprise Editor Daniel Lai at dlai@heritage.com or call 428-8173. Additional inquiries can be sent to Karl Ziomek at kziomek@heritage.com.