Shaw To Contract Some Calhoun Plant Functions

Calhoun, GA, Nov. 18, 2008--Shaw Industries said Tuesday it will change production at a Calhoun plant, resulting in 125 job cuts, according to the Dalton Daily Citizen newspaper.

Shaw will contract with a Calhoun-based company for cutting, sewing and packaging at rug facility Plant 7G, allowing Shaw to focus on tufting, dyeing and coating, the newspaper said.

The departments will remain open through the middle of January. Shaw did not identify the company.

Shaw officials said they hope to place affected employees at other Shaw locations. Representatives with the Georgia Department of Labor will come to the plant to explain benefits, provide out-placement services and retraining.

“Current market conditions, among other factors, make it difficult to predict how many displaced people may be successfully placed during the coming months,” according to a news release from Shaw.

Last month, company officials said they would cut 3 percent of Shaw’s Northwest Georgia work force through layoffs and attrition through the end of the year.

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