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LSC Communications to close Gallatin, Tenn. plant

GALLATIN, Tennessee (From The Tennessean) -- LSC Communications, a spinoff of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., will close its Gallatin plant after 42 years, a move that will cut approximately 144 employees, the company announced Wednesday.

The Chicago, Ill.-based company, which offers print-related services and office products, cited "changing market conditions" as a reason for the closure, according to a letter received by the city Jan. 25. Employment separations are expected to begin on or about March 27.

"(LSC Communications) has been a provider of great jobs for a long, long time," Mayor Paige Brown said. "They have certainly made a grand imprint on Gallatin and we are very, very sad with this announcement."

A spokesperson for the company declined to comment on the closure Wednesday.

The plant, located at 801 Steam Plant Road across from the Sumner County Regional Airport, first opened in March 1975. At one time, the company was the largest private employer in Gallatin with more than 620 employees. R.R. Donnelley & Sons spun off LSC Communications in October 2016.

The Gallatin Economic Development Agency plans to work closely with the company to hopefully hold on-site job fairs for employees affected by the closure, said Executive Director James Fenton.

"The printing industry has been under a lot of pressure for the last few years, and the fact that they've remained viable is a huge testament to the quality of the workforce there and the management team," Fenton said Wednesday. "We have over 260 openings available in the city right now and I feel very, very comfortable that we will be able to place every one of those workers that want a job by the time they are finished out there."

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