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Furniture plant closing in Macon
The Macon Telegraph ^ | Wednesday, August 04, 2004 | Linda S. Morris

Posted on 08/04/2004 12:31:23 PM PDT by Willie Green

Bassett plans to shut doors by Oct. 1,
putting about 185 employees out of work

Bassett Furniture Industries Inc., which came to Macon in the mid-1960s, plans to close by Oct. 1, putting about 185 employees out of work, a company official said Tuesday.

Its Airport Drive manufacturing plant is the company's only facility in Georgia. In April 2003, Bassett closed its Dublin plant, cutting about 300 jobs.

Fewer than 10 employees in Macon will be offered jobs at other plants, said Barry Safrit, vice president and chief financial officer. Other employees will be let go in phases during the next two months.

"People will start leaving as early as two or three weeks, depending on the job they have at the plant," Safrit said. If workers are let go before Oct. 1, they still will be paid through that date, he said.

Employees were notified of the closure Monday, he said.

"They knew business was slow," he said. "But I'm sure many people were surprised. We feel bad about that. We're hoping we can help a majority of them find good jobs elsewhere."

(Excerpt) Read more at macon.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: china; employmentlist; furniture; globalism; residentbushbasher; thebusheconomy
Industry analysts estimate that Chinese imports have captured as much as 40% of our domestic furniture market.
1 posted on 08/04/2004 12:31:28 PM PDT by Willie Green
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To: Willie Green

Political ploy by democrats! I have information that a rich industrialist from Mass. paid these people to close the plant! </sarcasm


2 posted on 08/04/2004 12:35:05 PM PDT by tuckrdout (I am here because abortion use to be illegal.)
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To: Willie Green
HELP IS ON THE WAY

AUGUST 3- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans praised today’s signing of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement stating that it will benefit American workers, consumers and manufacturers.

How much more 'benefit' from trade agreements can we stand?

3 posted on 08/04/2004 12:43:10 PM PDT by ex-snook ("BUT ABOVE ALL THINGS, TRUTH BEARETH AWAY THE VICTORY")
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To: tuckrdout

C. Jack.....C. Jack run.....C. Jack run off business......


4 posted on 08/04/2004 12:44:23 PM PDT by cincinnati65 (Just up the road a piece.......)
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To: ex-snook

Help IS on the way....C. Jack Ellis will be bringing in lots of jobs from Ghana...especially if those mean ol' city council members would get off his back and let him get down to the business of bankrupting the city.


5 posted on 08/04/2004 12:46:10 PM PDT by cincinnati65 (Just up the road a piece.......)
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To: Willie Green

The Invisible Hand never sleeps.


6 posted on 08/04/2004 12:49:31 PM PDT by TheDon (The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON)
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To: Willie Green

Union workers or not?


7 posted on 08/04/2004 12:51:35 PM PDT by Tacis
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To: Willie Green

President Bush inherited a recession and thru tax cuts and increased trade he has turned things around. If he had tried to protect the jobs of a few in old inefficient industries we might still be in a recession.

The price of quality American made hand crafted wooden furniture has outpaced demand.

8 posted on 08/04/2004 12:53:10 PM PDT by bayourod (I resent Kerry telling me that his values, not mine are the only true American values.)
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To: cincinnati65

yep, let's see if they can raise the money for payroll by tomorrow (Thurs)

I'm not surprised any business in Macon is closing. Even if the economy was at 100% health, C.Jack would manage to screw it up.

You must be from around Macon. Why in the h-e-double toothpicks did the residents reelect him last year?


9 posted on 08/04/2004 12:54:53 PM PDT by eyespysomething (Shove it John and John!)
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To: eyespysomething

Macon "Prop-uh" is now 65% black. Ellis is a black Democrat. End of story.


10 posted on 08/04/2004 12:57:58 PM PDT by cincinnati65 (Just up the road a piece.......)
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To: Tacis
Union workers or not?

In Georgia?
Geez, you're really grasping for straws, aren't you?

11 posted on 08/04/2004 12:58:09 PM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: cincinnati65; eyespysomething

Macon is going down the tubes. Ellis has accelerated that process. The current crop of Macon and Bibb County politicians are a joke. The city doesn't know from one week to the next whether it will be able to make payroll.


12 posted on 08/04/2004 1:55:23 PM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4 (I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
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