A shoemaker is closing its factory, while a call center is opening a new center in Pittsfield. The shoe company is moving the work to its Texas factory.
Nearly 150 people will lose their jobs when a shoe factory in Pittsfield closes.
SAS Shoemakers blames a reduced demand for penny loafers and other styles produced in the central Maine plant for the closing, which is scheduled to be complete by the end of the summer.
The San Antonio-based company says it makes sense to move the Maine production to its expanded facilities in Texas.
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Global Contact Services will open a new contact center in Pittsfield. The company provides telephone communications services to major national corporations in insurance, financial, telecom and political fields. The center’s target opening date is April 1.
“This is welcome news in a community that is going through unanticipated job losses with the announced closure of the SAS shoe manufacturing facility,” said Senator Collins (R-Maine). “I assured Mr. Alcorn that his company will find
terrific, hard-working employees in the area who are eager to help his business deliver the very best customer service.”
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