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In the 1/15/07 issue— 44 Companies Closing 48 Plants + 18 Bankruptcies

► Plant Closings by Industry #

SIC 20 Food Processing 4

SIC 22 Textile Products 5

SIC 24,25 Wood Products 7

SIC 26, 27 Pulp, Paper Products 3

SIC 28 Chemical Products 1

SIC 30, 31 Rubber, Plastics Products 5

SIC 32 Glass, Cement Products 1

SIC 33-37 Metal Products 9

SIC 38 Electrical, Electronics 7

SIC 39 Other Manufacturers 1

SIC 50 Distribution Centers 5

► Plant Closings by Location

Al 2 Ks 1 Mo 1 Oh 2 Tx 3

Ca 2 Ky 1 Ms 3 On 1 Vt 1

Co 1 Ma 3 NC 4 Or 3 Wa 2

Fl 1 Mi 2 NJ 2 Pa 5 Wi 4

In 1 Mn 1 NY 1 SC 1

► Specific Plant Closings

► Fairfield Farm Kitchens closing Brockton, Ma plant

► Reckitt Benckiser to close New York plant

► Jersey City food plant closing

► K-C Fish closing plant in Washington

► Culp closing two NC fabric plants

► Renfro closing Fort Payne, Alabama hosiery plant

► Ameritex Yarn closing Spartanburg, SC plant

► Anvil Knitwear to close North Carolina plant, relocate

► Bruards of North Carolina confirms shutdown

► Davis Furniture Industries closes Mississippi plant

► Weyerhaeuser closing two wood products plants

► Louisiana Pacific moving Colorado OSB plant to Chile

► Longview Fibre closing Leavenworth saw mill operation

► Edward Hines Lumber to close or sell Jackson, Wi roof truss plant

► Smurfit Stone closes Teterboro, NJ plant

► Altivity Packaging closes N Kansas City plant

► Georgia-Pacific to close Green Bay plant

► Bayer to close Berlex Biosciences plant in Richmond, Ca

► Home Products closing El Paso plastics plant

► AccuMed Laminating to relocate facility

► Specialty Filaments closes Vermont plant

► Southern Film & Bag closing Summit, Ms plastics plant

► Holiday Housewares closing Leominster, Ma plastics plant

► Vesuvius USA relocating fused silica glass operation to SC

► Bodycote to close Ohio plant

► KBA closing Springettsbury, Pa printing press plant

► Edshaw AG closing Michigan auto parts plant

► Rayovac plant moving partial battery production to China

► Truswal Systems closing Kentucky metal connector plant

► plus details on 17 more plant closures + 18 plant bankruptcies

SIC 20 Food Processing

Fairfield Farm Kitchens closing Brockton, Ma plant

Fairfield Farm Kitchens plant on Battles Street in Brockton, Ma has produced its last batch of soup. Fairfield Farm Kitchens announced recently it would lay off 70 employees and close its frozen food products plant at the end of 2006.

|Plant Name: |Fairfield Farm Kitchens |SIC: |2038 |

|Address: |309 Battle Street |Manufactured: |Frozen food products |

|City, state, zip: |Brockton, Ma 02301 |# people: |70 |

|Telephone #: |508-584-9300 |Facility size, sq ft: |200,000 |

|Fax #: |508-580-9910 |Established: |1985 |

|General Manager: |David Windsor |Closing: |12/06 |

Reckitt Benckiser to close New York plant

Reckitt Benckiser has announced that it will close its manufacturing facility in Wolcott, New York and move the bulk of production to its facility in Springfield, Missouri. The manufacturing facility currently employees 74 people, plus 40 contract people. The plant is primarily focused on producing fried onions and potato sticks. The plant also produces Cling Free dryer sheets. Reckitt Benckiser has said they will close the plant by the end of 2007.

|Plant Name: |Reckitt Benckiser |SIC: |2096 |

|Address: |11814 W Main Street |Manufactured: |Snack foods |

|City, state, zip: |Wolcott, NY 14590 |# people: |114 |

|Telephone #: |315-594-8021 |Facility size, sq ft: |25,000 |

|Fax #: |315-594-1415 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |John George |Closing: |12/07 |

|Purchasing Manager: |John Smith |

Jersey City food plant closing

The Manischewitz plant in Jersey City, NJ, made its final matzo run in mid December and then the 80-year-old plant was prepared to be closed down as production shifts to the firm's Newark plant. Manischewitz is owned by the kosher food company R.A.B., whose brands include Rokeach, Mishpacha, Guiltless Gourmet, Season and Asian Harvest.

|Plant Name: |Manischewitz Food Products |SIC: |2032 |

|Address: |1 Manischewitz Plaza |Manufactured: |Kosher foods |

|City, state, zip: |Jersey City, NJ 07302 |# people: |40 |

|Telephone #: |201-333-3700 |Facility size, sq ft: |50,000 |

|Fax #: |973-589-5298 |Established: |1926 |

|Operations Director: |Richard Frawley, 973-589-4900 |Closing: |3/07 |

K-C Fish closing plant in Washington

K-C Fish, a fish filleting company, plans to shut down its Blaine, Washington facility by the end of February. Thirty employees will lose their jobs with this closure. The 15,000 square foot plant has operated in Blaine since 1957.

|Plant Name: |K-C Fish |SIC: |2092 |

|Address: |225 Sigurdson Ave |Manufactured: |Prepared fish |

|City, state, zip: |Blaine, Wa 98231 |# people: |30 |

|Telephone #: |360-332-5121 |Facility size, sq ft: |15,000 |

|Fax #: | |Established: |1957 |

|Production Manager: |Robert Ordal |Closing: |2/07 |

SIC 22 Textile Products

Culp closing two NC fabric plants

Culp will be closing two North Carolina plants in 2007: its weaving plant in Graham and the yarn plant in Lincolnton. It will transfer certain production from the Graham plant to its Anderson, S.C., and Shanghai, China, facilities, and a small portion to contract weavers. Culp will continue to operate one upholstery fabric plant in Anderson, which will produce velvets and decorative fabrics.

|Plant Name: |Culp Weaving |Artee Wrapspun Yarn |

|Address: |300 E Parker Street |1808 Indian Creek Rd |

|City, state, zip: |Graham, NC 27253 |Lincolnton, NC 28092 |

|Telephone #: |336-226-8451 |704-735-1403 |

|Fax #: |336-229-5090 |704-735-1404 |

|Operations Manager: | |Tom Hamrick, plt mgr |

|Purchasing Manager: |Bill Griffin |Julie Parillo |

|SIC: |2211 |2221 |

|Manufactured: |Fabric mill |Yarn mill |

|# people: |300 |150 |

|Facility size, sq ft: |58,000 |48,000 |

|Established: | | |

|Closing: |5/07 |5/07 |

Renfro closing Fort Payne, Alabama hosiery plant

Renfro Corp has announced its Fort Payne Charleston plant on Airport Road will permanently close. The hosiery plant, which employs about 170 people, will end operations in February, 2007. Some equipment will be relocated overseas and the remainder of the equipment will stay with the Charleston plant.

|Plant Name: |Charleston Hosiery |SIC: |2252 |

|Address: |1800 Airport Road |Manufactured: |Hosiery |

|City, state, zip: |Fort Payne, Al 35968 |# people: |174 |

|Telephone #: |256-845-3600 |Facility size, sq ft: |65,000 |

|Fax #: |256-845-3664 |Established: |1990 |

|Plant Manager: |Richard Gibson |Closing: |2/07 |

|General Manager: |William Sanders |

Ameritex Yarn closing Spartanburg, SC plant

Ameritex Yarn has announced that it is closing its Spartanburg manufacturing plant and selling all of its assets. The move by the Burlington, N.C. based company will leave 120 people looking for work. Ameritex makes cotton yarns for the home-furnishing, knit and woven apparel industries. The plant plans to close in January, 2007.

|Plant Name: |Ameritex Yarn |SIC: |2281 |

|Address: |655 Old Greenville Hwy |Manufactured: |Yarn mill |

|City, state, zip: |Spartanburg, SC 29301 |# people: |120 |

|Telephone #: |864-439-1870 |Facility size, sq ft: |44.000 |

|Fax #: |864-949-2228 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |Donald Arrowood |Closing: |1/07 |

Anvil Knitwear to close North Carolina plant, relocate

Anvil Knitwear plans to shut down its Swannanoa, NC, textile facility by the end of January, 2007. Most equipment will be moved to the Anvil’s new plant location in Honduras.

|Plant Name: |Anvil Knitwear |SIC: |2269 |

|Address: |228 E 45th St |Manufactured: |Textiles |

|City, state, zip: |Swannanoa, NC 28778 |# people: |300 |

|Telephone #: |828-298-2280 |Facility size, sq ft: |80,000 |

|Fax #: |828-298-2434 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |James Gallion |Closing: |1/07 |

SIC 24,25 Wood Products

Bruards of North Carolina confirms shut down

Bruards, a Conover, NC upholstered furniture manufacturer is making plans to close their 200,000 square foot manufacturing facility. The plant is in the decision-making process to decide what to do with the entire facility, which may be put up for sale.

|Plant Name: |Bruards |SIC: |2512 |

|Address: |1102 1st Ave S |Manufactured: |Upholstered furniture |

|City, state, zip: |Conover, NC 28613 |# people: |200 |

|Telephone #: |828-322-6323 |Facility size, sq ft: |200,000 |

|Fax #: | |Established: |1971 |

|Plant Manager: |Stephen Smith |Closing: |2/07 |

Davis Furniture Industries closes Mississippi plant

Davis Furniture manufacturer has closed their Houlka, Mississippi upholstered furniture facility. Nearly 400 employees are affected by this closure. This 290,000 square foot plant has operated in Houlk since 1970. Davis Furniture may sale the manufacturing equipment.

|Plant Name: |Davis Furniture Industries |SIC: |2512 |

|Address: |119 Industrial Dr |Manufactured: |Upholstered furniture |

|City, state, zip: |Houlka, Ms 38850 |# people: |400 |

|Telephone #: |662-568-3385 |Facility size, sq ft: |290,000 |

|Fax #: |662-568-3384 |Established: |1970 |

|Plant Manager: |Johnny Huffman |Closing: |1/07 |

Weyerhaeuser closing two wood products plants

Weyerhaeuser said that it is permanently closing two veneer plants in Oregon and cutting more than 100 workers at those sites. The company said shrinking demands for veneer products drove the gradual reduction and closure of the plywood mill in Springfield and a veneer plant in Eugene. The closures are effective immediately. The 128 employees are affected by the closures.

|Plant Name: |Weyerhaeuser |Weyerhaeuser |

|Address: |419 S 28th Street |92574 N Coburg Rd |

|City, state, zip: |Springfield, Or 97477 |Eugene, Or 97408 |

|Telephone #: |541-746-9635 |541-744-4667 |

|Fax #: |541-746-3444 |541-744-4645 |

|Plant Manager: |Clark Hay |Kathy Graham, purch, 541-942-6261 |

|Production Manager: |Bob Calhoun |Bruce Jones |

|SIC: |2435 |2436 |

|Manufactured: |Plywood mill |Veneer |

|# people: |88 |40 |

|Facility size, sq ft: |29,000 |29,000 |

|Established: |1962 |1962 |

|Closing: |12/06 |12/06 |

Louisana Pacific moving Colorado OSB plant to Chile

The Louisiana-Pacific oriented strand board plant near Olathe, Colorado, has packed up and moved a portion of their equipment to Chile. The plant closed in October 2001 according to site manager Jim Hollis. About 80 pieces of large equipment will also be shipped to the first phase of disassembling the plant. Other equipment will then be sold for scrap, which will probably take until mid spring of 2007. Then the building and adjoining 42 acres will be sold.

|Plant Name: |Louisiana-Pacific |SIC: |2699 |

|Address: |59482 Highway 50 |Manufactured: |Oriented strand board |

|City, state, zip: |Olathe, Co 81425 |# people: | |

|Telephone #: |970-323-5603 |Facility size, sq ft: |40,000 |

|Fax #: |970-323-6875 |Established: |1984 |

|Site Manager: |Jim Hollis |Closing: |4/07 |

Longview Fibre closing Leavenworth saw mill operation

Longview Fibre has closed its sole sawmill operation, located near Leavenworth, Washington, at the end of 2006. The company built the sawmill in 1991; the entire facility is for sale.

|Plant Name: |Longview Fibre |SIC: |2421 |

|Address: |17400 Winton Rd |Manufactured: |Sawmill |

|City, state, zip: |Leavenworth, Wa 98826 |# people: |100 |

|Telephone #: |509-763-3759 |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Fax #: |509-763-2744 |Established: |1991 |

|Plant Manager: |Don Ledbeter |Closed: |12/06 |

|Purchasing Manager: |Debbie Nelson |

Edward Hines Lumber to close or sell Jackson, Wi roof truss plant

Edward Hines Lumber, which bought Cedarburg Lumber and its Jackson, Wisconsin, facilities last year, have stated it intends to close its roof-truss plant in early February because of the "economic downturn" in home building. Gerry Wille, vice president of operations, said the company is trying to sell the truss-making plant as an ongoing operation rather than close it.

|Plant Name: |Edward Hines Lumber |SIC: |2439 |

|Address: |W209N17150 Industrial Drive |Manufactured: |Roof trusses |

|City, state, zip: |Jackson, Wi 57037 |# people: |42 |

|Telephone #: |262-677-6600 |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Fax #: |262-677-6675 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |Greg Goeks |Closing: |2/07 |

|VP Operations: |Gerry Wille |

SIC 26, 27 Pulp, Paper Products

Smurfit Stone closes Teterboro, NJ plant

A Chicago-based maker of corrugated containers has closed its Teterboro, NJ manufacturing plant at a cost of 133 jobs. Smurfit Stone Container said that although production stopped at the end of 2006, a few employees will work at the plant through the end of January, 2007. The 93,000-square-foot building at 200 Hollister Road in Teterboro is a leased facility.

|Plant Name: |Smurfit Stone Container |SIC: |2653 |

|Address: |200 Hollister Road |Manufactured: |Corrugated boxes |

|City, state, zip: |Teterboro, NJ 07608 |# people: |133 |

|Telephone #: |201-288-1541 |Facility size, sq ft: |93,000 |

|Fax #: |201-288-5403 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |Hugh Murphy |Closing: |1/07 |

|Equipment Manager: |Art Sibik, 312-580-4913 |

Altivity Packaging closes N Kansas City plant

Altivity Packaging discontinued operations at its North Kansas City, Mo, folding carton plant at the end of 2006. Operations will be consolidated with other Altivity Packaging folding carton plants within the company. Over 100 employees were affected by the closure.

|Plant Name: |Altivity Packaging |SIC: |2653 |

|Address: |110 E 10th Avenue |Manufactured: |Corrugated boxes |

|City, state, zip: |N Kansas City, Mo 64120 |# people: |100 |

|Telephone #: |816-374-3100 |Facility size, sq ft: |112,000 |

|Fax #: |816-374-3142 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |Cal McAtee |Closed: |12/06 |

|Relocation Manager: | David Fry |

Georgia-Pacific to close Green Bay plant

Georgia-Pacific has announced it will close its West Mason Street converting plant at the end of January, eliminating 73 jobs. When the company announced a restructuring of its Green Bay operations in May, it said that the 1100 W. Mason Street operation would be replaced by five new production lines installed at the Broadway mill, 1919 S. Broadway. The plant will close by the end of January, 2007.

|Plant Name: |Georgia-Pacific |SIC: |2621 |

|Address: |1100 W Mason Street |Manufactured: |Paper converting |

|City, state, zip: |Green Bay, Wi 54307 |# people: |73 |

|Telephone #: |920-496-8977 |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Fax #: |920-496-9445 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |Dan McGregor |Closing: |1/07 |

SIC 28 Energy & Chemical Products

Bayer to close Berlex Biosciences plant in Richmond, Ca

Bayer Healthcare’s Berkeley plant will add new jobs and expand operations as part of a restructuring plan announced by the German pharmaceutical company recently. The plan will also close Richmond’s Berlex Biosciences facility and terminate 300 employees in the Bay Area, mostly at the Richmond, California location.

|Plant Name: |Berlex Laboratories |SIC: |2834 |

|Address: |2600 Hilltop Dr |Manufactured: |Pharmaceuticals |

|City, state, zip: |Richmond, Ca 94804 |# people: |300 |

|Telephone #: |510-262-5000 |Facility size, sq ft: |58,000 |

|Fax #: |510-669-4249 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |Bruce Rush |Closing: |1/07 |

|Maintenance Manager: |Tony Siddiqui |

SIC 30, 31 Plastics, Rubber & Leather Products

Home Products closing El Paso plastics plant

Home Products International has filed for bankruptcy and is closing its 6-year-old plastics manufacturing and distribution plant in West El Paso in February, leaving about 150 people without jobs. The Chicago-based house wares manufacturer plans to consolidate manufacturing and distribution operations at its Chicago plant.

|Plant Name: |Home Products International |SIC: |3089 |

|Address: |7811 Hoover Avenue |Manufactured: |Plastic dishwares |

|City, state, zip: |El Paso, Tx 79912 |# people: |150 |

|Telephone #: |915-877-5656 |Facility size, sq ft: |39,000 |

|Fax #: |915-877-5658 |Established: |2000 |

|General Manager: |John Korey |Closing: |3/07 |

|Manufacturing Manager: |James Turney |

AccuMed Laminating to relocate facility

AccuMed Laminating has confirmed plans to move their current Danville, Pennsylvania facility to Buffalo, NY by the end of January. AccuMed employs 20 people. The plant manufactures laminated plastic composites.

|Plant Name: |AccuMed Laminating |SIC: |3089 |

|Address: |511 Strawberry Ridge Rd |Manufactured: |Laminated plastic composites |

|City, state, zip: |Danville, Pa 17821 |# people: |20 |

|Telephone #: |800-278-6796 |Facility size, sq ft: |18,000 |

|Fax #: |570-437-3527 |Established: |1992 |

|General Manager: |Denise Feese |Closing: |1/07 |

Specialty Filaments closes Vermont plant

About 150 workers lost their jobs at Specialty Filaments in Middlebury, Vermont when the decision was made to close the plant. The company claimed high debt, soft sales, and a desperate cash flow situation all led to the shut down. The company has filed for bankruptcy.

|Plant Name: |Specialty Filaments |SIC: |3089 |

|Address: |3046 Case Street |Manufactured: |Plastic brush filaments |

|City, state, zip: |Middlebury, Vt 05753 |# people: |150 |

|Telephone #: |802-388-4956 |Facility size, sq ft: |35,000 |

|Fax #: |802-388-3522 |Established: | |

|CFO: |Michele Miller |Closed: |1/07 |

|Purchasing Manager: |Bill Merritt |

Southern Film & Bag closing Summit, Ms plastics plant

Southern Film & Bag said its plant in Summit, Mississippi, halted production in December. The facility produces polyethylene film and bags used in food-processing facilities.

|Plant Name: |Southern Film & Bag |SIC: |3081 |

|Address: |1301 Hwy 51 North |Manufactured: |Plastic sheeting & bags |

|City, state, zip: |Summit, Ms 39666 |# people: |25 |

|Telephone #: |601-276-6822 |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Fax #: |601-276-6194 |Established: |2005 |

|General Manager: |Mike Cooper x8 |Closing: |12/06 |

|Production Manager: |Craig Moak |

Holiday Housewares closing Leominster, Ma plastics plant

Holiday Housewares, a company that makes plastic storage containers and other items, is closing its plant on Tucker Drive in January. Nearly 100 people worked for Holiday Housewares. Some workers will be transferred to Plastican, a separate company that has the same owners as Holiday Housewares.

|Plant Name: |Holiday Housewares |SIC: |3089 |

|Address: |25 Tucker Drive |Manufactured: |Plastic housewares |

|City, state, zip: |Leominster, Ma 01453 |# people: |100 |

|Telephone #: |978-840-3399 |Facility size, sq ft: |600,000 |

|Fax #: |978-840-3640 |Established: |1993 |

|General Manager: |Marco Arquilla |Closing: |1/07 |

|Equipment Consultant: |Steve Krakoweur |

SIC 32 Glass, Cement Products

Vesuvius USA relocating fused silica glass operation to SC

Vesuvius USA, which makes fused silica-glass tempered rolls, will relocate their Beaver Falls, Pa, plant operations to South Carolina, costing about 50 people their jobs. Vesuvius plans to close the plant shortly after January, 2007.

|Plant Name: |Vesuvius USA |SIC: |3299 |

|Address: |510 9th Ave |Manufactured: |Glass tempered rolls |

|City, state, zip: |Beaver Falls, Pa 15010 |# people: |50 |

|Telephone #: |724-843-8300 |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Fax #: |724-843-5644 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |John Banyas |Closing: |1/07 |

SIC 33-37 Metal Products

Bodycote to close Ohio plant

In addition to closing its Lansing, Michigan, facility, Bodycote plans on closing three more facilities by the end of January 2007. Bodycote will close two factories in the English Midlands and its facility in Maple Heights, Ohio. The plant closures in the United States will lead to some transfer of equipment and sales to other locations.

|Plant Name: |Bodycote Thermal |SIC: |3499 |

|Address: |14701 Industrial Avenue |Manufactured: |Metal heat treating |

|City, state, zip: |Maple Heights, Oh 44137 |# people: |30 |

|Telephone #: |216-475-0400 |Facility size, sq ft: |20,000 |

|Fax #: |216-475-1145 |Established: | |

|General Manager: |Ron Perkins, 440-473-2020 |Closing: |1/07 |

KBA closing Springettsbury, Pa printing press plant

KBA North America will close its Springettsbury, Pennsylvania, plant this summer. The company will transfer all web press sales, service and parts activities to its sheet fed division in Williston, Vt. KBA said the Springettsbury plant will close by July, 2007.

|Plant Name: |KBA North America |SIC: |3555 |

|Address: |3900 E Market Street |Manufactured: |Printing machinery |

|City, state, zip: |Springettsbury, Pa 17402 |# people: |179 |

|Telephone #: |717-505-1150 |Facility size, sq ft: |206,000 |

|Fax #: |717-505-1161 |Established: |1990 |

|Plant Manager: |Daryl Sanderson |Closing: |7/07 |

|Purchasing Manager: |Juregen Brenner |

Edshaw AG closing Michigan auto parts plant

A Jackson, Michigan area plant is closing down. Auto parts supplier Edshaw AG announced it will shut down by mid-2007. The German-based company is closing the Jackson plant because of a decline in work. The plant's 107 jobs will be absorbed by factories in Canada and Mexico.

|Plant Name: |Jackson Edscha |SIC: |3714 |

|Address: |2300 E Ganson |Manufactured: |Auto parts |

|City, state, zip: |Jackson, Mi 49202 |# people: |107 |

|Telephone #: |517-784-3161 |Facility size, sq ft: |57,000 |

|Fax #: |517-784-0317 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |Ron Berridge |Closing: |6/07 |

|Maintenance Manager: |Lisa Parkhouse |

Rayovac plant moving partial battery production to China

The Rayovac plant in Fennimore, Wi, will cut its staff by one-third in February and move some of its alkaline battery production to China. 100 of the 275 factory employees will lose their jobs. The Fennimore plant, which opened in 1970, makes all of Rayovac's alkaline batteries in AA, AAA, C and D sizes. After the job cuts, the factory will still produce all of the C and D batteries, but only half of the AAs and 25 percent of the AAA size.

|Plant Name: |Spectrum Brands |SIC: |3691 |

|Address: |100 Rayovac Court |Manufactured: |Storage batteries |

|City, state, zip: |Fennimore, Wi 53809 |# people: |100 of 275 |

|Telephone #: |608-822-3272 |Facility size, sq ft: |84,000 |

|Fax #: |608-822-3864 |Established: |1970 |

|Plant Manager: |Mike Dragoo |Line relocating: |3/07 |

|Faciltiies Manager: |Jeff Birchman |

Truswal Systems closing Kentucky metal connector plant

Truswal Systems, in Caldwell County Industrial Park, Princeton, Kentucky, will be shutting its doors. Truswal plans to consolidate Princeton’s connector plate operations to a plant in Litchfield, Ill. The Princeton plant is set to close in early March, 2007, with 53 jobs eliminated.

|Plant Name: |Truswal Systems |SIC: |3399 |

|Address: |400 Park Avenue |Manufactured: |Metal fasteners |

|City, state, zip: |Princeton, Ky 42445 |# people: |53 |

|Telephone #: |270-365-7141 |Facility size, sq ft: |19,000 |

|Fax #: |270-365-7076 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |Robert Friel |Closing: |3/07 |

Imperial Manufacturing closing Alabama plant

Imperial Manufacturing of Alabama appears to have closed its walk-in freezer plant in Montgomery, Alabama at the end of 2006.

|Plant Name: |Imperial Manufacturing Ice |SIC: |3585 |

|Address: |101 Smothers Rd |Manufactured: |Refrigeration equipment |

|City, state, zip: |Montgomery, Al 36117 |# people: |20 |

|Telephone #: |334-215-0730 |Facility size, sq ft: |14,000 |

|Fax #: |334-215-1148 |Established: | |

|General Manager: |Tim Ryan |Closing: |12/06 |

|Asset Sales: |Al Zell, 503-665-5539 |

Kidde Fire Fighting closing Exton, Pa operations

The Kidde Fire Fighting manufacturing operations in Exton, Pa are being closed and Kidde will exit the North American industrial fire truck business. Kidde will continue to manufacture industrial fire trucks in Europe through its Sides brand. Management and support functions in Exton, Pa will be eliminated or consolidated into other operations. Operations were expected to close by the end of 2006.

|Plant Name: |Kidde Fire Fighting |SIC: |3569 |

|Address: |150 Gordon Drive |Manufactured: |Fire trucks |

|City, state, zip: |Exton, Pa 19341 |# people: |130 |

|Telephone #: |610-363-1400 |Facility size, sq ft: |49,000 |

|Fax #: |610-524-9239 |Established: |1928 |

|Plant Manager: |Bill Keegan |Closed: |12/06 |

|Purchasing Manager: |Dawn Keffer |

Collis closing Indiana wire shelving plant

Collis Inc, a company that builds appliance shelving for Whirlpool and other customers, will close its Evansville, Indiana operations. About 160 jobs at the plant, which is at 3001 Maxx Road, will be eliminated at the facility. The closing, began in December and will be completed by the end of March. The plant is owned by SSW Holding Co., of Fort Smith, Ark. It opened in Evansville in 1993.

|Plant Name: |Collis Inc |SIC: |3496 |

|Address: |3001 Maxx Rd |Manufactured: |Wire shelving |

|City, state, zip: |Evansville, In 47711 |# people: |160 |

|Telephone #: |812-428-4800 |Facility size, sq ft: |175,000 |

|Fax #: |812-428-4808 |Established: |1993 |

|General Manager: |Bob Johnson x 227 |Closing: |3/07 |

|Production Manager: |Kelly Dhom |

Modine to close Toledo auto parts plant

Modine Manufacturing has said it will close its Toledo, Ohio, factory in 2007, resulting in the loss of 16 jobs. Modine said the company decided not to rebid for the work produced at the Toledo factory, which makes automotive components. The closing will take place by August, 2007, as current work at the plant ends. Some equipment will be sold; some will be relocated to other Modine facilities.

|Plant Name: |Modine Toledo Assembly |SIC: |3714 |

|Address: |2010 Brent Drive |Manufactured: |Auto radiators |

|City, state, zip: |Toledo, Ohio 43611 |# people: |16 |

|Telephone #: |419-727-8867 |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Fax #: |419-727-9489 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |Otilia Alexa |Closing: |7/07 |

|Manufacturing Manager: |Rick Malik x1194 |

SIC 38 Electrical, Electronic Products

TTM Technologies closing Oregon printed circuit board plant

TTM Technologies Inc., maker of printed circuit boards, has said it plans to close an unprofitable Oregon plant and transfer production to factories in Utah and Washington. About 300 employees will be affected. The Dallas, Oregon, facility makes commercial printed circuit boards and was acquired when TTM bought Tyco's printed circuit group. TTM said shifting production and equipment to its Logan, Utah, and Redmond, Washington, plants will improve efficiency and lower overall costs.

|Plant Name: |TTM Technologies |SIC: |3672 |

|Address: |1270 SE Monmouth Cut Off |Manufactured: |Printed circuit boards |

|City, state, zip: |Dallas, Or 97338 |# people: |300 |

|Telephone #: |503-623-1000 |Facility size, sq ft: |125,000 |

|Fax #: |503-623-7410 |Established: | |

|Relocation Manager: |Les Neilsen, 435-753-4700 x 3010 |Closing: |2/07 |

Selectron closing Kanata electronics plant

Almost 400 workers in Kanata, Ontario will be looking for new jobs early in 2007 when California-based Solectron closes its manufacturing plant. The closure will affect 247 fulltime and 147 temporary workers. Solectron is an international electronics manufacturer.

|Plant Name: |Solectron |SIC: |3679 |

|Address: |425 Leggett Drive |Manufactured: |Printed circuit boards |

|City, state, zip: |Kanata, On K2K 2W2 |# people: |394 |

|Telephone #: |613-271-6533 |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Fax #: |613-271-0555 |Established: | |

|Facilities Manager: |Cy Beauchesne |Closing: |2/07 |

Littelfuse plans to transfer semiconductor operation to China

Littelfuse, which makes fuses and other circuit protection devices, said it plans to transfer its semiconductor wafer manufacturing from Irving, Texas, to China over the next three years. Once the transfer is complete, the Irving facility will be closed. About 180 employees will be affected. No decision will be made regarding the Irving facility equipment until after the parallel facility in China has been put into operation.

|Plant Name: |Littelfuse Inc |SIC: |3674 |

|Address: |1800 Hurd Drive |Manufactured: |Semiconductor wafers |

|City, state, zip: |Irving, Tx 75088 |# people: |180 |

|Telephone #: |972-580-1515 |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Fax #: |972-756-8283 |Established: |1964 |

|Facilities Manager: |Randy Bunch |Closing: |By 2009 |

|Engineering Manager: |Kelly Casey |

Ametek closing Bartow, Fl gage plant

Plans to cease production at the Ametek Inc facility in Bartow in January will result in layoffs of at least 20 employees. Ametek, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of electronic instruments and other devices, is moving production from its U.S. Gage Division plant overseas, most likely to China. The plant produces pressure gages for the medical industry.

|Plant Name: |Ametek Inc |SIC: |3621 |

|Address: |450 Polk Street |Manufactured: |Electronic gages |

|City, state, zip: |Bartow, Fl 33830 |# people: |20 |

|Telephone #: |863-534-1504 |Facility size, sq ft: |26,000 |

|Fax #: |863-533-7465 |Established: | |

|Plant Manager: |Bill Brenner |Closing: |1/07 |

Magnetek moving Dallas, Tx operations to Wisconsin

Magnetek plans to move its telecom power systems manufacturing business to Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin from Dallas, Texas. The company will close its plant in Dallas, leading to the loss of 73 production-related jobs, with 71 of the planned job cuts scheduled to occur by February, 2007. Magnetek will retain an administrative and marketing office in Dallas with a staff of about 20. The work shifting to Menomonee Falls won't include metal fabrication, which will be outsourced.

|Plant Name: |Magnetek Telecom Power |SIC: |3613 |

|Address: |2025 Royal Lane |Manufactured: |Power regulators |

|City, state, zip: |Dallas, Tx 75229 |# people: |73 |

|Telephone #: |972-484-0365 |Facility size, sq ft: |105,000 |

|Fax #: |972-484-7822 |Established: |1972 |

|Plant Manager: |Daniel Lamandola |Closing: |2/07 |

|Operations Manager: |Ray Lopez |

WJ Communications closing California wafer fab plant

WJ Communications, a leading designer and supplier of RF products and solutions for the wireless infrastructure and RFID reader markets, has recently stated that their restructuring program to close the Milpitas wafer fabrication facility is expected to close the fab by the middle of January 2007 and to complete the demobilization of the facility by the end of the first quarter. WJ Communications expects savings in the range of $1.0 million to $1.25 million per quarter upon completion of the restructuring program.

|Plant Name: |Watkins-Johnson Communications |SIC: |3679 |

|Address: |1530 McCarthy Blvd |Manufactured: |Wafer fabrication |

|City, state, zip: |Milpitas, Ca 95035 |# people: |54 |

|Telephone #: |408-577-6500 |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Fax #: |408-577-6621 |Established: | |

|Facilities Manager: | Mark Bringuel |Closed: |1/07 |

SatCon to close Massachusetts facility

SatCon Technology will incur pre-tax charges of about $1.6 million related to the closing of its manufacturing facility in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Boston-based company, a developer of power management systems for alternative energy and distributed power markets, said that total estimated charges include $0.3 million in cash and $1.3 million of non-cash charges.

|Plant Name: |SatCon Power Systems |SIC: |3621 |

|Address: |7 Coppage Drive |Manufactured: |Power management products |

|City, state, zip: |Worcester, Ma 01603 |# people: |75 |

|Telephone #: |508-929-1400 |Facility size, sq ft: |65,000 |

|Fax #: |508-929-1401 |Established: |1979 |

|CFO: |Sean Moran |Closing: |1/07 |

|Purchasing Manager: |Jen Carlevale |

SIC 39 Other Products

Showood to close Mississippi facility

Sporting and athletic manufacturer, Showood, plans to close their Mississippi pool table facility in January, 2007. The current facility is for lease and there will be some equipment for sale.

|Plant Name: |Showood |SIC: |3949 |

|Address: |74 North Rd |Manufactured: |Pool tables |

|City, state, zip: |Ecru, Ms 38841 |# people: |25 |

|Telephone #: |662-489-1888 |Facility size, sq ft: |30,000 |

|Fax #: |662-489-7671 |Established: |1978 |

|Purchasing Manager: |Bob Fields |Closing: |1/07 |

SIC 50 Distribution Centers

Federated Department closing multiple distribution centers

Federated Department Stores has said it will cut about 545 jobs and close three distribution centers in early 2007 as it consolidates distribution in the Midwest. Federated will close centers in Kansas City, Warren, Michigan, and Minneapolis. The plants will begin phasing out operations in February and likely close that month. Drex Crowell, Federated Department Stores, 410-612-2821, will be handling surplus sales from all three facilities.

|Plant Name: |Macy’s North DC |Macy’s North DC |Macy’s North DC |

|Address: | |25295 Guenther Rd |701 Industrial Blvd |

|City, state, zip: |Kansas City, Ks |Detroit, Mi 48091 |Minneapolis, Mn 55403 |

|Telephone #: | |586-427-1990 |612-623-2049 |

|Fax #: | | |612-623-7015 |

|Facilities Manager: | |Terry Pounds, VP Ops |Susan Vanderlip, 612-623-7214 |

|SIC: |5199 |5199 |5199 |

|Distributed: |Dept store goods |Dept store goods |Dept store goods |

|# people: |30 |115 |151 |

|Facility size, sq ft: |142,000 |212,000 |550,000 |

|Established: | | | |

|Closing: |2/07 |2/07 |2/07 |

T-Mobile closing Pennsylvania distribution center

T-Mobile USA will close its cellular telephone distribution center on Samuel Drive in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, in March, 2007. Seventy-eight employees, including managers, supervisors, clerks and machine operators, will lose their jobs.

|Plant Name: |T-Mobile USA |SIC: |4812 |

|Address: |2996 Samuel Drive |Distributed: |Cellular telephones |

|City, state, zip: |Bensalem, Pa 19020 |# people: |78 |

|Telephone #: |215-244-1207 |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Fax #: |215-604-5820 |Established: | |

|Operations Manager: |Joe Creighton |Closing: |3/07 |

A J Sweet closes Madison, Wi distribution center

One of the oldest names in the local wholesale grocery business has closed its doors, eliminating 35 jobs. A.J. Sweet of Madison, a family-owned business that started in 1917, ceased operations at the end of 2006.

|Plant Name: |A J Sweet of Madison |SIC: |5149 |

|Address: |4850 Helgesen |Distributed: |Groceries distribution |

|City, state, zip: |Madison, Wi 53708 |# people: |35 |

|Telephone #: |608-222-8222 |Facility size, sq ft: |26,000 |

|Fax #: |608-222-1488 |Established: |1917 |

|Facility Manager: |Mark Nordstrom |Closed: |12/06 |

SIC 10-49 Manufacturing plant bankruptcies

Freedom Packaging, Amsterdam, NY

|Plant Name: |Freedom Packaging |Bankruptcy court: |Northern New York |

|Address: |5 Sam Stratton Road |Case #: |06-13465 |

|City, state, zip: |Amsterdam, NY 12010 |Filing date: |12/21/06 |

|Telephone #: |518-842-5109 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: |518-842-6501 |Manufactured: |Cardboard containers |

|President: |John Lawrence |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Plant Manager: | |Sales range/yr: |$5-10 million |

APW Enclosure Systems, Anaheim, CA

|Plant Name: |APW Enclosure Systems |Bankruptcy court: |Delaware |

|Address: |2100 E Orangewood Avenue |Case #: |06-11378 |

|City, state, zip: |Anaheim, Ca 92806 |Filing date: |12/4/06 |

|Telephone #: |714-634-7300 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: |714-633-3072 |Manufactured: |Sheet metal fabrication |

|CFO: |Ferdinand Antonio |Facility size, sq ft: |23,000 |

|Plant Manager: |Bob Hayes |Sales range/yr: |$20-25 million |

APW Enclosure Systems, Anaheim, CA

|Plant Name: |APW Enclosure Systems |Bankruptcy court: |Delaware |

|Address: |525 E South Street |Case #: |06-11378 |

|City, state, zip: |Anaheim, Ca 92805 |Filing date: |12/4/06 |

|Telephone #: |714-520-3800 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: |714-533-3206 |Manufactured: |Fabricated metal parts |

|CFO: |Helen Phillips |Facility size, sq ft: |52,000 |

|Plant Manager: |Gerry Doyle |Sales range/yr: |$35-40 million |

APW Enclosure Systems, Waukesha, WI

|Plant Name: |APW Enclosure Systems |Bankruptcy court: |Delaware |

|Address: |N22W23685 Ridgeview Pkwy W |Case #: |06-11378 |

|City, state, zip: |Waukesha, Wi 53188 |Filing date: |12/4/06 |

|Telephone #: |262-523-7600 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: | |Manufactured: |Sheet metal fabrication |

|CFO: |Bob Glendon |Facility size, sq ft: |185,000 |

|COO: |Phil Sullivan |Sales range/yr: |$100+ million |

FAI Inc, South Bend, IN

|Plant Name: |FAI Inc |Bankruptcy court: |Northern Indiana |

|Address: |3300 W Sample Street |Case #: |06-31915 |

|City, state, zip: |South Bend, In 46619 |Filing date: |12/8/06 |

|Telephone #: |574-968-1187 |Chapter: |7 |

|Fax #: |574-255-1079 |Manufactured: |Wire harnesses |

|President: |Thomas Whalen |Facility size, sq ft: |16,000 |

|Plant Manager: |Doug Collins |Sales range/yr: |$8-10 million |

Superior Mills, Marion, VA

|Plant Name: |Superior Mills |Bankruptcy court: |Western Virginia |

|Address: |749 Matson Drive |Case #: |06-71461 |

|City, state, zip: |Marion, Va 24354 |Filing date: |12/4/06 |

|Telephone #: |276-782-9011 |Chapter: |7 |

|Fax #: |276-782-9951 |Manufactured: |Hosiery |

|President: |Bette Landis |Facility size, sq ft: |100,000 |

|Plant Manager: |Jill Tolbert |Sales range/yr: |$8-10 million |

Superior Mills, Chilhowie, VA

|Plant Name: |Superior Mills |Bankruptcy court: |Western Virginia |

|Address: |Highway 11 East |Case #: |06-71461 |

|City, state, zip: |Chilhowie, Va 24319 |Filing date: |12/4/06 |

|Telephone #: |276-782-9011 |Chapter: |7 |

|Fax #: | |Manufactured: |Hosiery |

|President: |Bette Landis |Facility size, sq ft: |23,000 |

|Plant Manager: | |Sales range/yr: |$8-10 million |

Service Web Offset Co, Chicago, IL

|Plant Name: |Service Web Offset Co |Bankruptcy court: |Northern Illinois |

|Address: |2500 S Dearborn Street |Case #: |06-16700 |

|City, state, zip: |Chicago, IL 60616 |Filing date: |12/18/06 |

|Telephone #: |312-567-7000 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: |312-567-9121 |Manufactured: |Offset printing |

|CFO: |Mark Mitchell |Facility size, sq ft: |75,000 |

|VP Operations: |Joe Fricke |Sales range/yr: |$20-25 million |

Clean Fabrication, Inc, Hillsboro, OR

|Plant Name: |Clean Fabrication Inc |Bankruptcy court: |Oregon |

|Address: |5500 SE Alexander Street |Case #: |06-33871 |

|City, state, zip: |Hillsboro, Or 97123 |Filing date: |12/5/06 |

|Telephone #: |503-356-0333 |Chapter: |7 |

|Fax #: | |Manufactured: |Metal plating |

|President: |Jeff Fehr |Facility size, sq ft: |7,000 |

|Plant Manager: | |Sales range/yr: |$1-2 million |

Packaging Solutions of Aitkin, Aitkin, MN

|Plant Name: |Packaging Solutions of Aitkin |Bankruptcy court: |Minnesota |

|Address: |1015 Pacific Street NW |Case #: |06-50567 |

|City, state, zip: |Aitkin, Mn 56431 |Filing date: |12/5/06 |

|Telephone #: |218-927-2051 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: | |Manufactured: |Wooden crates, pallets |

|President: |Margo Jordan |Facility size, sq ft: |30,000 |

|Purchasing Manager: |Gary Nault |Sales range/yr: |$1-2 million |

Home Products International, Chicago, IL

|Plant Name: |Home Products International |Bankruptcy court: |Delaware |

|Address: |4501 W 47th Street |Case #: |06-11457 |

|City, state, zip: |Chicago, IL 60632 |Filing date: |12/20/06 |

|Telephone #: |773-890-1010 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: |773-890-0523 |Manufactured: |Plastic house wares |

|COO: |Rich Hassert |Facility size, sq ft: |73,000 |

|CEO: |Doug Ramsdale |Sales range/yr: |$200-300 million |

Home Products International, Thomasville, GA

|Plant Name: |Home Products International |Bankruptcy court: |Delaware |

|Address: |323 Industrial Blvd |Case #: |06-11457 |

|City, state, zip: |Thomasville, Ga 31792 |Filing date: |12/20/06 |

|Telephone #: |229-228-6366 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: |229-228-6326 |Manufactured: |Plastic garment hangers |

|President: | |Facility size, sq ft: |24,000 |

|Plant Manager: |Bob Hoffman |Sales range/yr: |$9-10 million |

Home Products International, Louisiana, MO

|Plant Name: |Home Products International |Bankruptcy court: |Delaware |

|Address: |3016 Georgia Street |Case #: |06-11457 |

|City, state, zip: |Louisiana, Mo 63353 |Filing date: |12/20/06 |

|Telephone #: |573-754-5957 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: | |Manufactured: |Plastic house wares |

|General Manager: |Jim Robins |Facility size, sq ft: |47,000 |

|Plant Manager: |Len Schrag |Sales range/yr: |$25-30 million |

Home Products International, Seymour, IN

|Plant Name: |Home Products International |Bankruptcy court: |Delaware |

|Address: |885 N Chestnut Street |Case #: |06-11457 |

|City, state, zip: |Seymour, In 47274 |Filing date: |12/20/06 |

|Telephone #: |812-522-5130 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: |812-523-2258 |Manufactured: |Carbonized fibers |

|CEO: |James Tennant |Facility size, sq ft: |96,000 |

|Plant Manager: |Dan McDaniel |Sales range/yr: |$25-30 million |

Viking Oil, Winthrop, MA

|Plant Name: |Viking Oil |Bankruptcy court: | Massachusetts |

|Address: |120 Banks Street |Case #: |06-14614 |

|City, state, zip: |Winthrop, Ma 02152 |Filing date: |12/6/06 |

|Telephone #: |617-846-4361 |Chapter: |7 |

|Fax #: |617-846-0894 |Distributed: |Petroleum products |

|President: |Jeanette Pedoto |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Plant Manager: | |Sales range/yr: |$50-60 million |

Keystone Truck Equipment, New Britain, PA

|Plant Name: |Keystone Truck Equipment |Bankruptcy court: |Eastern Pennsylvania |

|Address: |440 W Butler Avenue |Case #: |06-16067 |

|City, state, zip: |New Britain, Pa 18901 |Filing date: |12/22/06 |

|Telephone #: |215-348-3000 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: |215-230-0135 |Manufactured: |Truck parts |

|President: |Tim Daly |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Plant Manager: | |Sales range/yr: |$2-5 million |

Assembled Camshafts, Grand Haven, MI

|Plant Name: |Assembled Camshafts |Bankruptcy court: |Eastern Michigan |

|Address: |11118 US Hwy 31, Bldg B |Case #: |06-58300 |

|City, state, zip: |Grand Haven, Mi 49417 |Filing date: |12/9/06 |

|Telephone #: |616-842-9990 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: |616-842-5359 |Manufactured: |Machines crank & camshafts |

|General Manager: |Bob Hoover |Facility size, sq ft: | |

|Plant Manager: |Dan Sedlock |Sales range/yr: |$10-15 million |

D & D Flexible Packaging, Carrollton, GA

|Plant Name: |D & D Flexible Packaging |Bankruptcy court: |Northern Georgia |

|Address: |75 Esco Way |Case #: |06-12336 |

|City, state, zip: |Carrollton, Ga 30116 |Filing date: |12/4/06 |

|Telephone #: |770-836-0805 |Chapter: |11 |

|Fax #: |770-836-1840 |Manufactured: |Printed flexible materials |

|President: |Donald Davidson |Facility size, sq ft: |10,000 |

|Plant Manager: | |Sales range/yr: |$1-2 million |

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