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RR Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), Chicago, announced that it intends to create three independent, publicly traded companies: one business focused on financial communications and data services; one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services; and one business focused on customized multichannel communications management.

Standard Register Co. has settled a lawsuit with Craig Stockmal and Lynn Smith, two former employees who launched a similar company called Focus Impressions Inc., located in the Boston area. The case was set to go to trial on Aug. 20.

The U.S. Postal Service reported a net loss of $586 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 (April 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015), a reduction of $1.4 billion from the net loss of $2 billion for the same period last year.

Independent Printing, De Pere, Wis., has announced the acquisition of PrimaGraphics Inc. Located in Green Bay, Wis., PrimaGraphics will continue to operate in the same building and with the same organizational structure it had previously, under the new name of PrimaGraphics, a division of Independent Checks.

Consumer Action, the National Consumers League and Consumers for Paper Options submitted joint comments urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind a new proposed rule allowing mutual funds to discontinue the mailing of shareholder reports and other important investment information to investors.

If you’re a business owner, chances are good that you’re a driven individual. Many of us have had dreams of creating the next great entrepreneurial venture and becoming a rapidly growing success story. And there’s no doubt that our industry is a great place for that story to begin. But, there’s a hard truth to striking out on your own...

Print+Promo’s fifth annual “Women in Print and Promo” feature profiles a group of women who inspire peers, shift perceptions and have a demonstrated track record of success. Here, Janice Tippett, president and CEO of Millennium Marketing Solutions, talks about career wins, maintaining a work/life balance and what it’s like working in a traditionally male-dominated industry…

Print+Promo’s fifth annual “Women in Print and Promo” feature profiles a group of women who inspire peers, shift perceptions and have a demonstrated track record of success. Here, Linda Hiniker, national account manager for Carlson Craft, talks about career wins, maintaining a work/life balance and what it’s like working in a traditionally male-dominated industry…

Cincinatti-based FUSIONWRX, a Flottman Company announced the addition of Byron Slaby to their marketing and advertising engagement team.

Coffee labels have become a source of contention in California. Back in March, a judge agreed with nonprofit group the Council for Education and Research on Toxics that coffee contains high levels of a cancer-causing chemical compound called acrylamide.