UPFRONT

Donnelley Shutters Facility

TONAWANDA, NY—A former Colorforms plant that came to RR Donnelley in its acquisition of Moore Wallace has closed. The shutdown cost 85 employees their jobs. The facility produced credit card forms.

Transcontinental Unit Expands

MONTREAL—Transcontinental Media, the publishing unit of Transcontinental Inc., has acquired Avid Media, which produces four titles with a combined readership of 6.3 million. Avid Media publishes Canadian Gardening, Canadian Home and Country, Canadian Workshop and Outdoor Canada. The deal augments Transcontinental's standing as the top publisher of consumer magazines in Canada based on the number of titles published, total number of readers and advertising pages sold.