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Conn. textile mill set to close after short revival

By Stephen Singer

 |  Assiciated Press  

  June 07, 2012

A 76-year-old textile mill revived by a new owner eight years ago has failed to survive the weak economy and overseas competition and is set to close this summer. Amerbelle Textiles in Vernon will shut down by August, leaving 70 employees jobless. ‘‘I would have loved to have kept it going,’’ said Doug Rimsky, the owner. ‘‘The workers really cared about their product. I kept hoping we could turn it around.’’

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