Boston Globe and Herald In Talks

From Boston.com

Although the Globe already distributes some copies of the Herald, the deal represents an unprecedented level of cooperation between the long-time rivals, with each to benefit in different ways. The Herald would be able to cut labor costs, while the Globe would gain another customer for its printing and delivery services, a growing source of revenue for the newspaper in recent years.

That describes in a nutshell what is underway in the newspaper industry.  Regional centers are emerging for newspaper printing and distribution for multiple titles and even competing publishers.  In short, they are becoming commercial printers.