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  • Owners to close Sheaffer pen plant

    03/30/2004 5:05:38 PM PST · by Willie Green · 16 replies · 332+ views
    The Des Moines Register ^ | 03/30/2004 | S.P. DINNEN
    <p>The historic Sheaffer pen factory in Fort Madison will close in 2006, the plant's owners announced Monday.</p> <p>Bic USA Inc. had warned March 10 that it was seriously considering closing the plant. Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and other officials tried to persuade the French-owned company to keep the plant open and save 115 jobs.</p>