Britt Conway \u00c2\u00a0\/\u00c2\u00a0WSLS NewsChannel 10
\nThe Hooker Furniture plant in Martinsville is the
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\ncompany’s last wood furniture plant but this plant will soon close.<\/p>\n
“We’re kinda getting over the shock,” says Lewis Cantor.<\/p>\n
Lewis has been Vice President of manufacturing for 14 years but in two months he and his 280 employees will have to find work elsewhere.<\/p>\n
“I’m gonna work with these folks for the next two months and make sure we take care of them and then I’ll worry about what my future is gonna be.”<\/p>\n
And Lewis isn’t surprised. He used to manage five plants but, since 2003, one has closed each year.<\/p>\n
“It’s just been consolidating and basically been going to Asia. The American consumer wants a value and just the cheaper labor in China.”<\/p>\n
Value at the price of jobs.<\/p>\n
But the Hooker plant closing is going to affect more than just the people losing their jobs. I talked to business owners who are worried about the City of Martinsville.<\/p>\n
Lloyd Hairston owns a barber shop near the plant.\u00c2\u00a0 He doesn’t think there are 280 jobs to be filled and so he worries about his business.<\/p>\n
“My business flows through the people. If my people in the community don’t have jobs, it’s a little bit strenuous on them to continue to be patrons for us.”<\/p>\n
Lloyd says, only time will tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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