Year in Review -- QW Grabs the Headlines

Still, the news of consolidation and staff reduction was extremely prevalent. Deluxe Corp., St. Paul, MN, needed to close down three facilities, leaving 570 employees jobless.

And, due to reduced mail volume, IWCO Direct of Chanhassen, MN, closed its Elm City, NC, facility, leaving 380 workers unemployed. The direct marketing specialist transferred those operations to three other IWCO plants and planned to hire 250 people.