NTELOS, a telecommunications provider based in Virginia, announced that it was planning to cut an unspecified number of jobs. The job cuts will be primarily in support positions and not in areas the deal directly with customers. Some jobs will be eliminated through early retirement or by not filling vacant positions, and the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 22, 2009
International Paper announced this morning that they are permanently shutting down a mill in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The plant has been a part of Franklin since 1887 and is the area’s largest employer. International Paper bought the mill in 1999 and has made several cutbacks in production there in the intervening [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 15, 2009
Bassett Furniture, a custom furniture manufacturer and retailer headquartered in Bassett, Virginia, announced today that it will close its fireboard factory by the end of the year. 45 jobs will lost when the factory shuts down. The company says that demand for fireboard has dropped and that fireboard is no longer part of [...]
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