Argus Leader abandoning downtown Sioux Falls, moving to smaller building

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The Argus Leader is quietly noting that they find themselves moving to smaller digs, to go along with their reduced presence in Sioux Falls:

In the attached article, they talk about moving “near the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center,” but looking on Google Earth, this appears to be the location where the state’s flagship newspaper is ending up:

Which is much closer to a water softener equipment supply shop and an Army Surplus store than the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

So what happens after the next inevitable round of cuts at Gannett?

Stay tuned..

10 thoughts on “Argus Leader abandoning downtown Sioux Falls, moving to smaller building”

  1. Really is too bad, because then all we’re left with is whatever the Dakota Scout can spit out while keeping that Jon Hansen toothpick in their mouths.

  2. Low rent Argus Leader. Only a matter of time until they fold up. Or maybe the owners will hand it over to a nonprofit like SD Searchlight. There can’t be any money left to extract out of it other than the legals which the Legislature needs to fix.

    1. This!

      If they can’t print it in state, then they shouldn’t be entitled to legals.

      Protectionist? Sure. But if they’re going to strip mine our businesses and send jobs elsewhere, then they should not be entitled to our tax dollars.

  3. Wow, Pat! Didn’t know you were so anti- free speech.
    Any attempt for this nonsense will be deemed unconstitutional.

  5. The unraveling of the Argus is difficult to watch. I grew up with the Argus when it was a strong voice for conservative Republican politics. Fred C. Christopherson was the editor. The paper was rock solid Republican in local, state and national politics. As it slowly became more Liberal and Libertarian, it may have more universally reflected the views of the citizens of our largest metro area, but it also seemed to lose its’ bearings and to lose touch with those very same citizens. It is all but gone now.

      1. Two of the writers who are now with the Dakota Scout to me are Libertarians but one does not see many Libertarian Socialists out there though they do contribute together to a Lucy in the Sky or Pie in the Sky drug policy and criminal justice system which has been a disaster in Oregon and other states like it.

        The downfall of the Argus was due mostly by Gannett being purchased by a hedgefund group which are known to gut newspapers.

  6. Makes one wonder if Forum Communications would take a stab at acquiring the Argus Leader.

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