Dan River
Company Profile
Plant Closings and Layoffs
According to an April 17, 2008 report in Home Textiles Today Dan River is in the process of winding down its
operation and will liquidate after nearly 126 years in business. According to an April 22, 2008 report in Textile World, Dan River Inc., Danville, Va., has filed a voluntary petition for protection from its creditors in the US Bankruptcy court for the District of Delaware — the second such filing for the company in four years.
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Company name:
| Dan River Inc.
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Closing date:
| 2006.
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Jobs affected:
| 280.
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Location(s):
| Brookneal, Virginia.
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Type of facility:
| Bedding.
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Union (if any):
| Unknown.
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Source(s) of information:
| The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va., June 24, 2006.
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Company name:
| Dan River Inc.
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Closing date:
| August 2004.
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Jobs affected:
| 375.
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Location(s):
| Danville and Portsmouth, Va.
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Type of facility:
| Finishing and sheet-sewing and warehouse.
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Union (if any):
| Unknown.
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Source(s) of information:
| WWD.com, August 12, 2005.
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Company name:
| Dan River Inc.
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Layoff date:
| June 2004.
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Jobs affected:
| Layoff of 300.
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Location(s):
| Danville, Va.
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Type of facility:
| Apparel fabrics and packaged bedroom linens.
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Union (if any):
| Unknown.
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Source(s) of information:
| Dow Jones Newswires, June 22, 2004.
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Company name:
| Dan River Inc.
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Closing date:
| November 2003.
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Jobs affected:
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27 in Juliette, Georgia and
417 in Sevierville, Tenn.
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Location(s):
| Juliette, Georgia, and Sevierville, Tennessee.
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Type of facility:
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Home fashions distribution center in Juliette, Georgia and
Apparel fabrics weaving in Sevierville, Tenn.
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Union (if any):
| Unknown.
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Source(s) of information:
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WWD.com, Fairchild Internet, Inc., November 12, 2003.
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Company name:
| Dan River Inc.
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Closing date:
| August 2003.
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Jobs affected:
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447 in Fort Valley, Georgia;
180 in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Location(s):
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Fort Valley, Georgia and
Greenville, South Carolina.
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Type of facility:
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Sewing in Fort Valley, Georgia, and
weaving in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Union (if any):
| Unknown.
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Source(s) of information:
| BeaufortGazette.com, June 2003.
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