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Eighty five years in Crawfordsville and still the number one employer in Montgomery County with over 1400 employees!

RR Donnelley started operations in Crawfordsville in 1921 as the company’s first “country” plant. Founded by Richard Robert Donnelley in 1864, the company grew to be the largest printer in the United States with 25 domestic plants and international plants in Brazil, Mexico, China and Europe. In 2004 the firm merged with the Moore-Wallace Corporation.

For many years the Crawfordsville Plant has produced millions of best selling novels, reference books, school books, children’s books and Bibles.

Acuity Brands Bright Star Award 5/23/06

We are proud to announce May 2006 recipient of the “Bright Star” award is Acuity Brands Lighting. An industry formerly known as Lithonia, the company has grown to be the second largest employer in Montgomery County with over 700 employees. Headquartered in Conyers, Georgia, the company employs over 7.000 people worldwide, operates 18 plants, 13 distribution centers and some 30 sales offices around the world.