Nearly 300 layoffs coming with factory in Gaston County set to close

MCADENVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) – Nearly 300 people will be out of a job when a factory in Gaston County closes down later this year.

On Oct. 28, Mannington Mills filed plans with the state of North Carolina to shut down its carpet manufacturing plant on Saxony Drive in McAdenville.

In a letter to state and county leaders, Mannington said the decision came “as a result of continual decline in demand and unfavorable market conditions.”…

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