Hollywood (FL) Printer to Close Plant, Lay Off 161 Workers

Angstrom Graphics, a commercial printing company, on Friday notified the state of Florida that it plans to lay off 161 employees. The company’s Hollywood (FL) printing plant is being shut down, with operations ending Aug. 5, said Wayne Angstrom, chief executive, in an e-mail. Only Angstrom’s creative services businesses will remain in Florida with 19 employees, he said.

“The economic conditions during the last three years in this country and Florida have resulted in the Hollywood plant no longer being financially viable,” Angstrom said.

Prior to a 2009 management buyout, the plant operated under the name St. Ives