Chicago-based RR Donnelley announced today it is closing its Eldridge, Iowa, plant, displacing 280 workers, said Ted Harms, state rapid response coordinator for Iowa Workforce Development. Harms said the company announced it will close the Eldridge plant July 31. RR Donnelley acquired the former Von Hoffmann in January 2007. It was part of a $412.5 million deal with Visant Corp. The facility originally was Bawden Printing.
“The company’s announcement shows a high degree of corporate responsibility,” Harms said, adding that there have been companies that have just chained their doors without informing employees or the state....
