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Show Nephi sewing plant to close ThePacific Mountain Industries sewing plant in Nephi is closing its doors at the end of the month. Plant manager Janet Washburn said the companys 10 men and 77 March 25, 1988 Mountain Industries is Shades of California, headquartered in Los The Eureka Reporter Page Three Angeles. . Pacific Mountain had hoped to , numbers (of operators company that is not aft th 200 about the at people employ plant, but had a hard time finding enough Shade of California expected) , said ployees, she continued. rs Washburn. Nephi is only experienced sewing machine ' Mrs. Washburn said she had been and that was the biggest operators, will be women employees factor in the company pulling out of capable of so many people who are n touch with three companies who furloughed as they run out of work, Nephi. experienced. We could increase the might be interested in running the but Because of the lack of ex-- number to 160 operators by hiring plant- 9ne of the comPanies perhaps probably by Monday of March. into the first week perienced operators, our produc- - and training them in a sensible located in Utah. It looks good. Its just a lot of The plant makes womens jeans manner. tivity isnt what they anticipated, of apsaid Mrs. Washburn. and has a monthly payroll Our factory has a good record for negotiating, said Mrs. Washburn. 9e9ic4c9c9s9HHc9icHc9c9ie9e9e9c9e9eae9e9e9cacde9e9c9c9c9c9c9e9c9c9c4c9c9c4c3ic9cdc9c9cdicdic9c9c9c9ic9ic9c9ie9cdic9e4ic9e9c9c9iC9cdc9c9c4c9c9e9c9H9eHc4c9c3le9l proximately $70,000. The plant once belonged to the Kayser-Rot- h division of Catalina Sportswear. They closed it in the latter part of 1985 and it was bought by Mickelson Enterprises, who ran it for 13 months before it closed in January 1987. Potential Sprotwear took over the plant in August and it became Pacific Mountain industries in October. The owner of Pacific - wlnlofl' m tflni Tonflk 1 -- ytfiri(6 Miinioin)) kflirkfl Year subscription 10 in Juab County 1350 out of county o)U lr Iru m 433 u. |
