Nearly 200 'family-sustaining' jobs to be lost as HarperCollins plans to close warehouse

HarperCollins Publishers will close its warehouse and distribution operation in Throop next summer and put close to 200 people out of work.

“The industry is changing,” said Erin Crum, spokeswoman for HarperCollins, a book publisher based in New York. “It just makes sense for us to go this route as we shift to a more digital industry.”

Ms. Crum would not disclose how many people will be laid off when the warehouse at the Keystone Industrial Park closes.

However, Craig Pawlik, principal officer of Teamsters Local 229 in Scranton, said 192 people will be furloughed. The union represents maintenance and warehouse workers at the facility.

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