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charlestown@herald-mail.com MARTINSBURG, W.VA. - Catalog pages and the number of ads being printed at the Quad/Graphics plant are increasing, a sign officials say means the nation's economy is starting to improve. Plant manager Bill Klingelsmith reported the good news Monday morning during a tour of the plant with U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. "It's pretty much following the national pattern," Capito said after her tour of the plant, which is in the Cumbo Yard Industrial Park off W.Va.

SUSSEX, Wis. Quad/Graphics has appointed J. Joel Quadracci president and CEO of Quad/Graphics, effective July 1, in anticipation of the year-end retirement of current Chairman and CEO Thomas A. Quadracci. Following his retirement from the CEO position on July 1, Thomas Quadracci will remain as executive chairman of the board of directors. He will fully retire from the company on Dec. 31. A co-founder of the company, he chose his retirement date to coincide with the company's and his 35th employment anniversary.

Quad/Graphics will double in size By DON AINES Staff Writer, Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The Quad/Graphics plant here will double in size, production capacity and employment once a $100 million expansion program is completed over the coming year, a corporate official said Tuesday. Quad/Graphics now employs approximately 250 people, corporate spokeswoman Claire Ho said Tuesday. When the building expansion and equipment installation are completed by the end of 1999, employment is expected to exceed 600, officials said.

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bName of business: S&N Graphics Owners: Nathan Barklow and Susan Bridges Address: 15812 Clear Spring Road, Williamsport Products and services: Custom graphics, signage, photography, photo restoration, windows and vehicle lettering/graphics Market area: Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania How did you get into your business, or what motivated you to start it? "Our business started out as a hobby. It's something we enjoy doing and there is a need for it in our community.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The Berkeley County Commission has signed a payment plan in lieu of taxes for Quad Graphics and will sign a letter to approve the same for TLM Aerospace. The commission has agreed to give TLM Aerospace a five-year abatement on tax payments and Quad Graphics up to a 20 percent reduction on payments. TLM Aerospace does not have to pay personal property tax because the airplane manufacturing plant is on publicly owned property. The company has agreed to make payments on the building and the land equal to what it would have been taxed.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Outstanding employee benefits and a unique corporate culture have landed printer Quad/Graphics, a Martinsburg employer since 1997, on Fortune magazine's 2006 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For, according to a prepared release. The list and related stories are in the Jan. 23 issue of Fortune, available on newsstands Jan. 16, and at www.fortune.com. "This is prestigious recognition and a tremendous tribute to what my father (Founder Harry V. Quadracci)

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A Martinsburg man has filed a lawsuit against Quad Graphics in Martinsburg and the plant's maintenance supervisor, claiming he was denied a job because of a disability. In the suit, filed last week in Berkeley County Circuit Court, Milton Marple said he was interviewing for a position at the manufacturing plant when a supervisor noticed his limp and said, "Oh, you have a problem with your leg. Never mind. " Marple claims Quad Graphics, at 855 Caperton Blvd.

By DAVE McMILLION Staff Writer, Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Quad/Graphics officially opened its $64 million printing plant here Tuesday amid an elaborate celebration attended by former and current state officials. The international company prints catalogs, magazines and newspaper inserts for a variety of clients such as Newsweek, L.L. Bean, Time and Toys R Us. The Martinsburg plant was built to bring the company closer to its clients in the East, officials said. The plant in the Cumbo Yards Industrial Park off W.Va.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Quad/Graphics, one of Berkeley County's largest private employers, will eliminate 35 full-time jobs this week at its Martinsburg-area plant as part of a plan to reduce production capacity, a company spokesperson said Monday. The layoffs are blamed on softened demand in the printing business. The affected employees are among 550 to be laid off at company operations in five states. A total of 400 jobs are being eliminated at plants in Wisconsin, where the nation's third-largest privately held printer is headquartered in Sussex, spokesperson Claire Ho said Monday.