Friday's Internet Edition, May 09, 2008.
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QST in Mocksville will lay off 26 employees and 83 workers at the Hanes Plant in Advance will lose their jobs when the plant closes in June.
According to County Manager Terry Bralley, the closing of the Hanes plant is no surprise. "We knew last year when they announced the closing at the Winston plant we might be next."
The Winston plant on Stratford Road was closed in March and resulted in 610 people losing jobs.
Bralley said the county will help market the 37,000 square foot building at 548 NC 801 in hopes of bringing a new industry into the facility.
Hanes makes the elastic used in waistbands used mainly in women's underwear, which is sewn outside the United States.
QST will make their permanent layoffs on or about March 4.
According to Mocksville Town Manager Christine Sanders, a layoff by QST in August resulted in 52 employees losing their jobs and the announcement of the future layoffs was not anticipated. "We're saddened anytime any of our jobs are eliminated."
QST opened its Davie facility on Lionheart Drive in February 1988. Two expansions have taken place resulting in a 250,000 square foot building.
In a letter to Mocksville Mayor Francis Slate, Vice President of Manufacturing Nathan Varner wrote the mass layoffs at QST were "due to previously unforeseen circumstances."
Twenty-four manufacturing operators, one supervisor, and one mechanic will be let go ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.