Year in Review: Not the Best of Times

Though the Quebecor World saga garnered much attention, the volume of companies either shutting down or shedding workers was alarming, nonetheless. In January, Oregon businesses Leading
Media Print Group and Koke Printing fell victim to the credit crunch and closed their doors, while check printer Harland Clarke chained facilities in Minnesota and North Carolina, leaving 225 people out of work. And effective January 1, Michael DuBose stepped down as CEO of Baltimore-based Vertis Communications.