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Article: Bloomsburg Mills to Cease Operations.
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- April 6, 2009
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Downward Economy Claims 120-Year-Old Manufacturer
Bloomsburg, Pa.- Suffering from the effects of a downward economy and the influx of imports, Bloomsburg Mills Inc. is closing its doors after 120 years of domestically manufacturing fabrics.
Bloomsburg will officially exit the textiles business, closing its two manufacturing mills, one here at headquarters and the other in Monroe, N.C. The action will affect 226 employees.
"The domestic textile manufacturer has been fighting a battle of attrition for many years due to the flood of cheap imported textiles into this country," said James P. Marion III, president and ceo.
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