@[email protected] to [email protected] • 11 days agoOver 550 employees jobless after Georgia-Pacific announces closure of Emporia plantwww.wric.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1151
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink29•11 days agoSee also: I thought we were bringing manufacturing back to the states, why is a plant closing?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•11 days agoIt’s a plywood mill. According to the statement, the closure comes after housing affordability challenges, and a 30-year low in existing home sales that are impacting the plywood business.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•edit-211 days agoThanks. I should have read the article. My bad. I never knew they made lumber. I thought it was all paper products.
minus-squareChozolinkfedilink2•11 days ago Or are they simply moving the plant somewhere else? If they’re moving, then they’re gonna need some cardboard boxes…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•11 days agoNobody knows. I’m definitely not going to read the article to find out before commenting on it.
See also: I thought we were bringing manufacturing back to the states, why is a plant closing?
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It’s a plywood mill.
Thanks. I should have read the article. My bad. I never knew they made lumber. I thought it was all paper products.
If they’re moving, then they’re gonna need some cardboard boxes…
Nobody knows.
I’m definitely not going to read the article to find out before commenting on it.
Yep. You are correct. Lesson learned!