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Paper Factory To Layoff Half Of Its Workforce Following Acquisition Paper Factory To Layoff Half Of Its Workforce Following Acquisition
Paper Factory To Layoff Half Of Its Workforce Following Acquisition Nearly 50 people are being laid off from a 140-year-old factory following an acquisition by a Kentucky company. A Massachusetts Worker Adjustment And Retraining Notice (WARN) has been filed by Hampden Paper Inc., of Holyoke. In the notice, the company said it will lay off 49 employees effective Nov. 30. The company has about 100 employees. Hampden Paper on Water Street is one of the few remaining paper manufacturers in the Paper City. The company has been acquired by LLFLEX, a packaging business. LLFLEX said it is interested in combining its packaging with the laminating, sheeting, coatin…

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by Kristin Palpini