RR Donnelley

Each of the gold winning printers will receive $20,000 in design support of their marketing initiatives for the category in which they won.

CHICAGO—RR Donnelley announced an agreement with Penguin Group (USA)  to provide the majority of its digital printing and binding requirements. Under the terms of the agreement, RR Donnelley will produce Penguin Group (USA)'s digitally printed adult and young readers' trade hardcover, trade paperback, mass market paperback books, bound galleys and advanced reader copies.

RRD had net earnings of $52.6 million on net sales of $2.4 billion, compared to $13.9 million on net sales of $2.5 billion in the first quarter of 2009.

RRD expects to have deployed nearly 20 of its ProteusJet inkjet units by year’s end, delivering on-demand production of books in quantities from the ones to the millions.

RR Donnelley, which cut more than 350 jobs last year, is expected to pay out $233,096 in taxes considering its $16.1 million real-estate valuation and a $14.7 million valuation of personal property.

The effect of reflining its Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification and Report Form is to extend the time the Federal Trade Commission has to review the acquisition.

The fire at RR Donnelley Co. was reported at 3:32 p.m. An industrial printer caught fire in the rear of the business. No injuries were reported.

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WASECA, MN—Brown Printing announced that it has reached a five-year agreement with Hearst Magazines to produce and distribute five of the publisher's magazine titles. This agreement significantly expands the relationship between Hearst and Brown.

Donnelley will produce the Williams-Sonoma, Williams-Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Bed & Bath catalogs.