Champion Industries (CHMP) 8-K Champion Announces Reductions In Force

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 22, 2009                                                                                                                

Champion Industries, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

West Virginia

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-21084                                                      55-0717455

             (Commission File No.)                      (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 2450 First Avenue

 P. O. Box 2968

 Huntington, West Virginia                                                                                                                       25728

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                                                                                      (Zip Code)

(304) 528-2700

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 8.01    Other Events

    On May 22, 2009, Champion Industries, Inc. announced reductions in force at its Champion Publishing, Inc. subsidiary. The press release announcing the reductions in force is attached as Exhibit 99.1. 

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)     The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index on page 3 of this Form 8-K are filed herewith.

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CHAMPION INDUSTRIES, INC. (Registrant)
Date: May 27, 2009
	/s/ Todd R. Fry Todd R. Fry, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number  Description 

99.1 Press Release dated May 22, 2009 captioned "CHAMPION ANNOUNCES REDUCTIONS IN FORCE".

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