LSC Communications filed a WARN notice with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development on Sept. 1 announcing its intention to begin shuttering its Kendallville book manufacturing facility located on Marion Drive effective Oct. 1, impacting all 307 employees who work there. The Chicago-based printer’s operation on Lester Drive in the same roughly-10,000-resident town in northeast Indiana will remain open.
“At this time, the company anticipates that all employees will be permanently separated from employment with the company by December 23, 2020,” wrote Rebecca Robertson, VP of human resources, in the WARN notice. “In connection with the plant closure, no employees will have bumping rights to displace other employees working for the company,” she added. “We appreciate any support or assistance you or your office can provide to help employees affected by the plant closing in finding new positions.”
Ironically, an Aug. 27 article in The New York Times lamented how major book publishers have been scrambling to find print providers with enough open capacity to fulfill the uptick in printed book demand due to temporary shutdowns at major book printers caused by COVID-19, a backlog of blockbuster title launches, and increased consumer demand for educational books and components as part of pandemic-induced home-schooling efforts. As it seeks to divest its book printing operations, Quad also sold the assets of its 1-million-sq.-ft. Versailles, Ky., softcover and hardcover book manufacturing plant to the CJK Group last July.
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