Atlas Print Solutions seeks tax breaks as it plans $4.8 million expansion in Westbury

A printing company is seeking tax breaks for an expansion project in Westbury that it said would help it fill more orders from luxury retailers, such as Ferrari cars and Breitling watches.

Atlas Print Solutions Inc. wants to purchase and renovate 686 Main St. for $4.8 million. The 16,100-square-foot former defense plant is more than 50% larger than Atlas’ current home in Freeport.

Atlas has applied for a package of tax incentives from the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency. The package would consist of a sales-tax exemption of up to $21,563 on the purchase of construction materials, equipment and furnishings, up to $22,662 off the mortgage-recording tax and property-tax savings over 15 years.

The IDA agreed late last month to begin negotiations with the company for a possible tax deal.

Atlas CEO Kenneth Rosenberg said the privately held company needs larger quarters to accommodate additional sales and equipment.

“We plan to use the new facility to expand our current capabilities,” he said at the IDA meeting on July 30. “We plan on bringing in new equipment and hiring new individuals over the next three to five years to continue to grow the business.”

In return for the IDA’s help, Atlas would add up to 10 employees over the next three years to its existing workforce of 40 employees on Long Island. Most of the new jobs would be in production and pay between $50,000 and $80,000 per year, on average, according to the company’s application for assistance.

“We've had a very successful previous five years of growth and have been hiring three to five individuals every year. We see no change over the next few years to that path,” Rosenberg said in response to questions from IDA Board Member Reginald Spinello.

Atlas is owned by Rosenberg’s wife, Jill, the application states. The company also has an office in Manhattan on Broadway near Times Square. 

Atlas’ projects have included custom floor designs for a broadcast studio used by NBC Sports for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy; signs and banners for last year's financial services industry's Girls Who Invest gala in Manhattan, and vinyl prints and custom fabrics to decorate the Manhattan boutique of Lladró, a Spain-based seller of high-end porcelain china and lighting.

The Westbury property had been the headquarters of Arkwin Industries Inc., a maker of hydraulic systems for military and commercial aircraft. Last year, Arkwin moved to Bethpage, according to property records.

Sheldon L. Shrenkel, the IDA’s CEO and executive director, said Atlas, which is 31 years old, has considered expanding in lower-cost regions, including in upstate and outside of New York State.

“I do see them as a flight risk,” he told Newsday. “We’d like them to stay in Nassau County. They already have a significant number of employees here and that number will increase by 25% in three years if they move forward with their plans.”

By James T. Madore

james.madore@newsday.comJamesTMadore

James T. Madore writes about Long Island business news including the economy, development, and the relationship between government and business. He previously served as Albany bureau chief.