Quad/Graphics announced that it is closing a facility in Midland , Michigan .
Some 300 people will lose jobs in the closure, according to WNEM TV5.
The
facility will be shuttered around Sept, 10, the station reported.
“The decision is part of the company’s ongoing
strategy to streamline operations and create efficiencies across its U.S.
manufacturing platform and help print remain an economically feasible
alternative to digital channels,” read a Quad statement, the station said. “The decision in
no way reflects the quality and performance of employees in the plant, all of
whom have worked hard to make the plant succeed. Given the continued migration
of advertising dollars to digital channels, Quad and the printing industry must
continue to take steps to align declining volume with capacity.”
Sussex-Wisconsin
based Quad has 48 other plants in the country, and the work from the Midland plant will go to other locations, the station
says.
Quad says
it intends to aid workers find other employment. The company has scheduled a
career fair the week of July 22, the station said.
The plant
in Midland
produces special interest publications.
Quad says
it will put the facility on the market for sale, the station reported.
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