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  • More layoffs at Dan River

    03/27/2006 4:51:31 PM PST · by hacksaw37 · 8 replies · 489+ views
    Danville Register & Bee ^ | March 24, 2006 | GERALD WITT
    DANVILLE, Va. - More layoffs were announced Wednesday at Dan River Inc. as the textile manufacturer eliminated 110 jobs at its Brookneal, Va., sewing and finishing plant. Approximately 300 workers will remain at the Brookneal facility, according to Calvin Barnhardt, Dan River’s vice president of human resources. A total of about 600 area workers will stay with the company - 300 in Danville. Many employees leaving work at the Brookneal plant on Thursday were unaware of the layoffs. Those who did know about the cutbacks worried about losing their jobs. “They’re just giving us bits and pieces (of what is...