Bowne to close Milwaukee plant

Bowne MBC Inc. plans to permanently close its plant on Milwaukee's northwest side by October, resulting in the layoff of 110 employees.

Bowne, which does business as Bowne Marketing and Business Communications, plans to close its printing plant at 6800 W. Calumet Ave., by Oct. 15, according to a plant closing notice filed Tuesday with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

The firm stated in the notice that "a few" employees will be transferred to another division. Workers at the plant aren't represented by a union.

New York City-based Bowne provides financial, marketing and business communications services, and prepares and files regulatory and shareholder communications online and in print for clients.