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12%  
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  • Deal to Save Furniture Jobs Dead

    11/16/2004 4:00:03 PM PST · by Willie Green · 87 replies · 1,357+ views
    WNEP ^ | Tuesday, November 16, 2004 | Norm Jones
    For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Four hundred twenty-five jobs gone by the end of the year. That's the word Tuesday from officials who said any deal to save a furniture factory in Union County is dead. It was crushing news to Pennsylvania House workers. After three months of keeping hope alive, they went to work Tuesday morning and found their dream had been dashed. After months of sale negotiations involving local, state and federal officials, Pennsylvania House parent company La-Z-Boy said it will go through with the plant closure announced in August. Governor Ed Rendell broke...