R.R. Donnelley Shutters Plant, Axes 160

R.R. Donnelley is closing its Spencer, IA plant in March and will lay off its 160 employees, according to wire service reports.

One worker said late Tuesday that he and his co-workers were told not to talk to the media, lest they lose any severance benefits.

The printing giant bought the facility in late 2006 along with two other plants in the state (Direct Newsline, Jan.26, 2007).

At the time of the purchase, Donnelley's CEO Mark A. Angelson said, “Perry-Judd's is an exceptional fit with R.R. Donnelley.”

“Increasing our flexibility with the addition of Perry-Judd's respected capabilities will allow us better to serve both organizations' customers and will create immediate cross-selling synergies as we leverage our leading pre-media, logistics, direct mail and other production and service resources,” he added at the time.