RR Donnelley

RR Donnelley Awarded $250M, Multi-Year Agreement by Directory Publisher
March 4, 2014

A $250 million, multi-year agreement between Dex Media and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. renews and significantly expands their relationship through 2020. Dex Media provides local, social and mobile marketing solutions to businesses in communities across the United States, including Superpages.com, local print directories and more.

Six Challenges Facing the Commercial Printing Industry Spelled Out in RRD, Quad Annual Reports
March 4, 2014

The two largest American printing companies recently presented similar lists of the major challenges they face—and similar strategies for growing in the face of declining demand.

“The highly competitive market conditions and unused industry capacity will continue to put price pressure on both transactional work and contract renewals across all segments,” R.R. Donnelley stated in its 2013 annual report. Translation: Underused presses + shrinking demand=lower print prices.

It was basically same blues, different tune from Number 2 printer Quad/Graphics in the annual report it also released last week...

Printer News
March 1, 2014

Commercial printer company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ March 2014 edition, featuring, featuring Westamerica Graphics, Mossberg & Co., Think Patented, The Standard Group, Southeastern

Donnelley Seeks to Start Pilot Program in IL
February 28, 2014

CHICAGO—RR Donnelley is looking to expand into Bloomington, IL, with a pilot program that would place a tech hub in the STL Technology Center. According to WMBD-TV 31, the project is awaiting two council approvals before it can move forward.

RRD to Acquire Translation Technology Solutions Provider MultiCorpora
February 27, 2014

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian-based MultiCorpora, an international provider of translation technology solutions. The acquisition will expand the capabilities of RR Donnelley's Language Solutions group, supporting clients' multi-lingual communications.

RR Donnelley Targets Bloomington, IL, for a Pilot Program (Includes Video)
February 25, 2014

Printing company RR Donnelley is looking to expand, and it's targeting the Twin Cities for a pilot program. The economic development chamber spent months in negotiations with RR Donnelley, and now is just two council approvals away from starting a tech hub in the STL Technology Center in East Bloomington.

If Normal and Bloomington councils approve a request by the chamber to each give $75,000 to the pilot program, it could pave the way for 50 jobs.

Upfront
February 1, 2014

Commercial Printing Industry News Briefs from Printing Impressions’ February 2014 edition, including Verso Acquiring NewPage, RR Donnelley Buying Esselte

Arandell Tabs Edwards to Head Manufacturing
January 17, 2014

MENOMONEE FALLS, WI—Arandell Corp., a provider of catalog printing and omni-channel solutions, announced that Walt Edwards will be joining the Arandell executive management team as its senior vice president of manufacturing.