Plant Closings in the 8th Congressional District of Missouri
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Inland Shoe
Bernie
IXL closed south plant
Box Factory
Bridge Wheel
Colson
Gates Rubber,
Missouri Fabrication
RT Friction
Chaffee
Columbia Sportswear
Box Factory
Cape Girardeau
Bunny Bread
Dana Corporation
Emerson Electric
Nuth Rubber
Tri-Con Seat Covers
Thorngate - 250 jobs
Gates Rubber
Dexter
Arvin (Downsized > ½ )
Elders Manufacturing
Paramount Cap
Prestige Printing
Purolator
Lignetics
FEDCO
A windmill factory
Katie’s Needle
Emerson Electric
UARCO
Circle D
Federal Mogul
Sterling Piston
Yakel
C.B. Forms
A garment factory
Marquand
Rowe Furniture
Angelica Garment
Conaway Winter
A boat factory
Arlee Home Fashions
Fordick
Steel Company
Poplar Bluff
Dalton Adding Machines
Essex (Dow Chemical)
Rowe Furniture Company
Smiley Container
Mopek plastics
A uniform plant
Briggs and Stratton
Marquand
Rowe Furniture
Angelica Garment
Conaway Winter
A boat factory
Arlee Home Fashions
Fordick
Steel Company
Poplar Bluff
Dalton Adding Machines
Essex (Dow Chemical)
Rowe Furniture Company
Smiley Container
Mopek plastics
A uniform plant
Briggs and Stratton
Bunny Bread
Canvas Products
Coca Cola
Cotts Bev. layoffs
Essex Wire
Fleming Foods
Growe's Sportswear
Heritage Homes Inman Trucking
National Lock
Trans-o-gram toys
Triangle Wire
A wallet factory
A brass company
C&F Foods
Milwaukee Tool
Steele Manufacturing
Arlee Home Fashions
Van Buren Paramount Cap
AMYX
Arlee Home Fashions
Gardner's Shoe
Joy Dog Food
Factories with several locations that closed in southern Missouri
Paramount Cap, Arlee Home Fashions, Elders Manufacturing, H.D. Lee,
Inland Shoe,
Brown Shoe, International Shoe.
In 1980, there were FIFTY shoe factories in the 8th Congressional District. Today there are none.
Representative Jo Ann Emerson voted for the bailout of WALL STREET & FOREIGN BANKERS, and she voted for job killing “Free Trade” Policies.
Voted YES on promoting Free Trade with Peru (November 2007)
Voted NO on assisting workers who lose jobs due to outsourcing of jobs (October 2007)
Voted YES on implementing Central America Free Trade Act (July 2005)
Voted YES on implementing Free Trade Agreement with Singapore (July 2003)
Voted YES on implementing Free Trade Agreement with Chile (July 2003)
Voted NO on withdrawing from the World Trade Organization (June 2000)
Voted YES on PERMENANT Most Favored Nation Trade Status for Communist China (2000)
Noted YES on 'Fast Track' authority for Trade Agreements (September 1998)
Vote for PRO-LIFE—PRO-PROPERTY RIGHTS—NRA RATED “A”---JOE ALLEN!
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