A West Virginia hardwood production company closed Friday, eliminating hundreds of jobs filled by local residents.
When state Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael heard that Allegheny Wood Products, which has been in business for the past 50 years, was closing, he called the situation “very sudden and unfortunate,” Metro News. report on friday.
According to WCHS-TV, the decision is influence Approximately 850 workers and contractors. But the paper noted that state officials are working to help people who are unemployed find work.
Allegheny Wood Products is based in Grant County, but has numerous locations and various operations throughout the state, including its largest factory in Kingwood. The company is headquartered in an industrial park near Petersburg and operates from a fumigation facility in Moorefield. The company employs approximately 600 people and also employs several hundred contractors.
Hardy County residents opposed Allegheny’s request for a second fumigation facility last year. The company withdrew its application for an air quality permit last May.
Meanwhile, the West Virginia steelworkers union president recently said: share Fox Business reported Monday on his displeasure with the International Trade Commission’s move to oppose tariffs on tin imports from abroad.
The decision could result in the closure of the factory, affecting around 1,000 jobs. The report adds:
“This is an utter travesty. To me, it’s not American at all. This is one of the most un-American decisions ever made that puts the food industry in this country at risk.” . It’s going to be a national security issue,” Mark Glyptis, president of the United Steelworkers Local 2911 union, said on “Fox & Friends First” Monday.
Glyptis has vowed to fight to keep the factory open. He believes it is possible with support from some in Washington, including Sens. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.
Breitbart News reported in January that most Americans are not happy with the direction of President Joe Biden’s (Democratic) economy, which is struggling to make ends meet.
“Pick any measure of consumer sentiment and the result will be the same: The Biden economy stinks,” John Carney wrote.
