Quad to Close Its Retail Insert Printing Plant in Dickson, TN, Resulting in Loss of 115 Employees

All production will wrap up on or before March 15, according to Claire Ho, director of corporate communications for Sussex, WI-based Quad/Graphics. Ho told The Tennessean that USA Weekend and Parade production represent about one-third of the facility's total volume.

The decision was announced in a letter to vendors from David Blais, executive vice president of global procurement and platform strategy for Quad/Graphics. Blais said that Gannett's decision to cease publication of USA Weekend effective with the Dec. 28 issue was unexpected.