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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 1058977" data-attributes="member: 38206">Cabinet maker Merillat closing 2 Virginia plants 280 jobs lostATKINS, Va. (AP) Cabinet maker Merillat is laying off 280 employees at two manufacturing plantsin southwest Virginia.Officials for parent company Masco Cabinetry confirmed on Tuesday that it plans to close two facilities thatmake doors and panels for cabinets in Atkins in mid-January.The company had filed a WARN Act notice with Virginia officials last Thursday to alert themof the planned closure.Officials say the door manufacturing plant opened in 1977 and employs 16 salaried workers and200 hourly workers. The panel factory opened in 1991 and has three salaried employees andabout 60 hourly workers. </blockquote>

[QUOTE="texan, post: 1058977, member: 38206"] [B]Cabinet maker Merillat closing 2 Virginia plants 280 jobs lost ATKINS, Va. (AP) Cabinet maker Merillat is laying off 280 employees at two manufacturing plants in southwest Virginia. Officials for parent company Masco Cabinetry confirmed on Tuesday that it plans to close two facilities that make doors and panels for cabinets in Atkins in mid-January. The company had filed a WARN Act notice with Virginia officials last Thursday to alert them of the planned closure. Officials say the door manufacturing plant opened in 1977 and employs 16 salaried workers and 200 hourly workers. The panel factory opened in 1991 and has three salaried employees and about 60 hourly workers. [/B] [/QUOTE]

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