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MakerBot Lays Off 20 Percent of Its Staff for the Second Time This Year

The 3-D printing company is also making changes to its leadership team.

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MakerBot is laying off 20 percent of its staff for the second time in the last six months, citing “market dynamics” and a failure to meet “ambitious goals.” The company is also leaving one of the two buildings it occupies in Industry City, a large-scale manufacturing complex in Brooklyn.

The 3-D printing company will also be making changes to its leadership team to better “focus on [its] people and the MakerBot 3D ecosystem.” The news was announced in a blog post by CEO Jonathan Jaglom.

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This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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