Jostens Announces 230 Job Cuts in Ferguson Township

Jostens plans to cut 230 of its roughly 260 State College-area jobs by the third quarter of 2011, the Minnesota yearbook publisher announced.

The move will affect primarily production positions at the company’s plant in Ferguson Township, along Science Park Road, according to Jostens. It’s consolidating significant production operations at a new, state-of-the-art facility in Clarksville, Tenn., a company spokesman said.

Jostens was purchased by Visant Corp. in 2004. It opened its Ferguson Township yearbook plant in 1972.

From: State College