Manufacturing Plant Closings & Permanent Layoffs
| DATE | COUNTY | LOCATION | FIRM | PRODUCT | WORKERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Plant Closings | |||||
| 6/06 | Wilson | Wilson | VF Jeanswear | Jeans mfg. | 445 |
| 9/06 | Pitt | Farmville | Collins & Aikman | Automotive fabrics | 576 |
| 12/06 | Martin | Williamston | Specialty Foods | Food products | 120 |
| 12/06 | Lenoir | Kinston | Roger Carter Corp. | Modular buildings | 50 |
| 12/07 | Lenoir | Kinston | Unifi, Inc. | Polyester yarn | 260 |
| 12/07 | Pitt | Greenville | Metaldyne | Automotive parts | 69 |
| 12/07 | Pitt | Greenville | Robert Bosch Tool Corp. | High speed drill bits | 200 |
| 1/08 | Pitt | Winterville | Simclar | Computer mfg. | 70 |
| 2/08 | Wilson | Wilson | Leiner Health Products | Pharmaceuticals | 171 |
| 3/08 | Nash | Rocky Mount | Tietex International | Textiles finishing | 46 |
| 5/08 | Lenoir | Kinston | Smithfield Packing Co. | Pork production | 476 |
| 11/08 | Wayne | Mt. Olive | Hilex Poly Co. | Plastic bags | 160 |
| 2/09 | Lenoir | Kinston | Gilbarco Veeder-Root | Fuel dispensers | 83 |
| 4/09 | Martin | Robersonville | Down East Apparel | Work pants | 147 |
| 6/09 | Edgecombe | Rocky Mount | Barcalounger Home Corp. | Furniture mfg. | 140 |
| 6/09 | Pitt | Greenville | NC Asahi | Wiper linkages | 110 |
| 9/09 | Wayne | Goldsboro | Turkington USA | Industrial ovens | 120 |
| 11/09 | Pitt | Greenville | Karastan - Mohawk | Carpet yarns | 12 |
| 12/09 | Wilson | Wilson | Carolina Forge | Auto parts | 27 |
| 4/10 | Wilson | Wilson | Smurfit-Stone Container | Box mfg. | 97 |
| 11/10 | Edgecombe | Battleboro | Berry Plastics Corp. | Plastics mfg. | 241 |
| 10/11 | Wayne | Goldsboro | GE Lighting Carolina | Lighting mfg. | 45 |
| B. Permanent Layoffs | |||||
| 2/06 | Wilson | Wilson | Merck | Pharmaceuticals | 97 |
| 6/06 | Craven | New Bern | Amital Spinning Corp. | Yarn processing | 41 |
| 3/07 | Lenoir | Kinston | Lenox, Inc. | Bone china | 47 |
| 8/08 | Craven | New Bern | Hatteras Yachts | Boat mfg. | 292 |
| 10/08 | Martin | Hamilton | Penco Products | Shelves | 59 |
| 11/08 | Beaufort | Washington | Fountain Powerboats | Boat building | 70 |
| 11/08 | Wilson | Wilson | Carolina Forge | Auto parts | 27 |
| 12/08 | Pitt | Greenville | DSM Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals | 160 |
| 12/08 | Pitt | Greenville | NACCO | Lift trucks | 130 |
| 1/09 | Lenoir | Kinston | Master Brand Cabinets | Kitchen cabinets | 170 |
| 1/09 | Lenoir | Kinston | Electrolux | Vacuum cleaners | 100 |
| 2/09 | Craven | New Bern | Hatteras Yachts | Boat manufacturing | 321 |
| 2/09 | Pitt | Greenville | ASMO | Window motors | 40 |
| 3/09 | Nash | Whitakers | Cummins Engine | Diesel engines | 390 |
| 5/09 | Edgecombe | Tarboro | Air System Components | Air systems | 76 |
| 6/09 | Craven | New Bern | Hatteras Yachts | Boat mfg. | 93 |
| 9/09 | Wilson | Wilson | Sandoz | Drug mfg. | 50 |
| 10/09 | Lenoir | Kinston | William Barnet | Fiber, yarn | 110 |
| 12/09 | Nash | Whitakers | Cummins | Engine mfg. | 170 |
| 11/10 | Pitt | Greenville | Harper Brush | Brush mfg. | 18 |
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