| EPM to Shutter US Plant |
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| Written by Mike Buetow | |||
| Sunday, 16 March 2008 16:42 | |||
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MANCHESTER, NH – EMS firm EPM is closing its sole US factory and laying off 50 workers. The 45,000-sq. ft. factory, which opened in 2006, housed two SMT lines and was originally intented to give the Canadian company a foothold in the US. However, the firm had undergone a pair of management changes and decided to pull the plug.
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