Illinois Printers — A Printer’s Paradise

As for the printing side of Illinois, who can argue with success? At $12.8 billion in printing shipments (according to PIA/GATF Chief Economist Ronnie Davis and friends) Illinois is second in the nation only to California, but the Land of Lincoln gets bonus points for most sales shipments per plant. Likewise, only the Golden State employs more workers than Illinois, which has more than 80,000 on its payrolls. And, of course, the nation’s biggest printer, RR Donnelley, is headquartered in Illinois.