Quad Consolidates, Sheds 2,200 Jobs

SUSSEX, WI—The consolidation phase of the Worldcolor integration has begun at Quad/Graphics. Five plants will be closed by the end of 2010, resulting in the loss of roughly 2,200 jobs. Most of the equipment from those facilities will be shut down and scrapped, removing excess capacity.

The plants to be closed are in Clarksville, TN; Corinth, MS; Lebanon OH; Reno, NV; and Dyersburg, TN. The Dyersburg location had been slated by Worldcolor to close in the first quarter of 2011, but the timing has been moved up to this fall. The five facilities encompass nearly 2.7 million square feet of space in total.