Year in Review: Not the Best of Times

The economy also illustrated that no company was immune from its clutches. Sussex, WI-based Quad/Graphics announced it was eliminating 550 positions from nine facilities in five states, or about 5.6 percent of Quad’s domestic workforce. RR Donnelley of Chicago closed down its Heartland Press plant in Spencer, IA, taking away 160 jobs. Two other printers—book specialist Courier Corp. of North Chelmsford, MA, and label printer Multi-Color Corp.—each closed plants, consolidating their work into existing facilities. Combined, more than 130 jobs were lost.