Stevens To Close Piedmont Textile Plant After 100 Years
The J.P. Stevens & Co. will shut its last Piedmont plant at month end ending a century of textile ties to the town. A December layoff of 165 preceded the closure. severance pay will be given to those laid off, while remaining workers adjust to reduced operations.
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J.P. Stevens & Co
Milton Beasley
Mo Mmui
Shay Alith
Allen
Piedmont Fire Department
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Alexander
Greer
Alex
Stevens Closes N C Plant and Sells Atlanta Printing Firm
J P Stevens and Co confirms the closing of the Robinson yarn plant in Dallas North Carolina affecting 120 workers and the sale of Foote Davies Inc Atlanta printing unit to a management group led by Frank Kutcher Jr. The closures aim to cut debt as imports squeeze margins. Workers may transfer to Gastonia Lincolnton and Stanley plants. severance and pension provisions apply.
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J.P. Stevens & Co
Robinson
Dallas
N.C
Atlanta
Gaston County
Ron Copsey
Stevens
Gastonia
Lincolnton
Stanley
Foote & Davies Inc
Frank E. Kutcher Jr
Purcapital Inc
Public Park Marks Spot Of November Inferno In Mexico
In San Juan Ixhuatepec a park now sits where three months earlier a Pemex petroleum storage plant explosion killed nearly 500 people and burned hundreds. Residents recount memories of the blast as they rebuild, with some leaving for Mexico City or rural villages while others stay to repair homes and restore the area.
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Mexico
San Juan Ixhuatepec
Mexico City
Pemex
Dominique de la Gomez
Cabs Hauled Radioactive Drugs in Chicago Suburbs
Arlington Heights report states Prospect Cab Co illegally transported radioactive pharmaceuticals in taxis. Elk Grove Village ordered all taxis tested for radiation and safety defects after findings that shipments occurred outside allowed emergency routes to hospitals and O'Hare. Medi-Physics terminated its contract with Prospect.
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Arlington Heights, Ill
Elk Grove Village
Chicago
Arlington Heights Herald
Prospect Cab Co
Prospect
Medi-Physics Inc
Arlington Heights
Illinois Commerce Commission
O’hare International
Martin Hirsch
Medi-Physics
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