L.W. Packard and Company, Inc.


Company Profile


Plant Closings and Layoffs

Plant Closings and Layoffs (2002)

Company name: L.W. Packard and Company, Inc.
Closing date: Textile production ceased in 2002, company continued in other related business until 2004.
Jobs affected: Number at closing unknown; earlier there were layoffs of 55 in June, 1999, and 120 in 1998.
Location(s): Ashland, N.H.
Type of facility: Woolen spinning and weaving.
Union (if any): Non-union.
Source(s) of information: L.W. Packard press release, June 23, 1999, Dan Brown (company employee) phone interview, February 16, 1999, John Glidden (company CEO) phone interview, January 23, 2007.