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Why This Company Bought North Carolina's Oldest Printing Business

Entrepreneur stops the presses for a Q&A with Chris Andrews, an AlphaGraphics franchisee.
Just his type: Chris Andrews of AlphaGraphics.

There’s a giant letterpress at Chris Andrews’ AlphaGraphics franchise in Raleigh, N.C., along with three or four metric tons of lead type in an array of fonts. The 28-year-old has considered scrapping the stuff, which takes up a lot of space. But then again, he occasionally mulls the idea of getting the old printer working again to capitalize on the letterpress trend.

It’s an unusual dilemma for a franchisee, but

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