Springfield, Virginia
The Washington Post to close Springfield, Virginia, facility, cutting 118 jobs
The entire site is closing, and the company expects it to be permanent. It takes effect December 31, 2026.
The Washington Post plans to close its facility in Springfield, Virginia, eliminating 118 jobs, according to a filing with Virginia Works.
“The entire facility will be closed,” The Washington Post wrote in its letter to the state, adding that it expects the closure to be permanent.
The cuts span 36 job titles. The biggest are 21 press operator jobs, 12 machinist journeyman jobs and 10 press assistant jobs.
The company filed with the state on October 7, 2026, and the closure takes effect December 31, 2026. The affected site is at 7171 Wimsatt Road, Springfield, VA 22151.
Four unions represent some of the affected workers: the Washington-Baltimore News Guild (Local 32035), the International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 99), the International Association of Machinists (District 4) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Local 26).
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How we verified this
On October 14, 2026 we retrieved the Virginia Works WARN notice and confirmed that it names The Washington Post, gives the figure we report (“118”) and supports the date. The reporting above comes from the sources listed; context about other layoffs comes from our own records. Software, including AI tools, helped find and match the source; read our methodology.
Corrections
- : An earlier version of this story listed the union officials named in the filing and misspelled one name, copying an error in Virginia’s web listing. The story now names the unions only.