Office furniture maker closes Calgary plant: 600 jobs lost
CHQR Newsroom
8/18/2009
600 jobs are being lost in Calgary as U.S. based office furniture maker Haworth Incorporated is closing its Calgary plant and moving the operations to Michigan.
100 jobs will be maintained in Calgary at a local showroom and office.
Calgary's loss will be Michigan's gain, as the company says 500 people will be hired at its Holland, Michigan campus.
One of the reasons for the move is that haworth is expecting a 13-year, $22-million tax incentive from the state of Michigan.
The move is expected to be complete by 2010.
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