ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, June 6, 1996 TAG: 9606060083
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: B-7 EDITION: METRO
Burlington to shut down 2 textile plants
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Textile producer Burlington Industries Inc. said Wednesday it will close two plants and cut 1,100 jobs as it works to eliminate its money-losing knitted fabrics division.
The two plants are located in Denton and Wake Forest, N.C., and will close by the end of summer. Burlington tried two years ago to retool the division, which produces cotton and cotton-blend fabric for golf shirts, turtlenecks and other items.
Burlington operates a carpet plant at Glasgow and the Bacova Guild Ltd., a maker and marketer of home decor items with operations in Bath and Alleghany counties,
``We changed management, consolidated operations and revitalized our product lines, but the division as a whole still has not returned to profitability,'' said chief executive George Henderson.
- Associated Press
R&B Internet to give schools free service
R&B Internet, a subsidiary of R&B Telephone Co. of Daleville, said it will provide unlimited, free Internet service for a year to the school systems in Roanoke, Salem and Roanoke and Botetourt counties.
Students and teachers in each school will be able to access the Internet, a network of computer sites and databases, through a designated computer in the school library or a special classroom, the company said.
- Staff report
Cox spent $1.4 million on upgrade
Cox Communications, Atlanta cable television provider and parent of Cox Cable Roanoke, said it spent $1.4 million last year upgrading and developing its local fiber-optic and coaxial cable distribution system locally.
The company said its customers gave it an 86.1 percent favorable rating on its 1995 survey, which was 13.6 percent higher than the previous survey.
- Staff report
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