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It is the absence of sound many small manufacturing towns have noticed over the last few years. And it is not pleasant. The sounds these towns are used to, has ceased. Silence has replaced the din of the local manufacturing plant. The sounds from the mainstay of the community, are no longer heard by residents. While not a new phenomenon, plant closings are on the upswing. Pennsylvania manufacturing towns are no different from coal mining towns in neighboring West Virginia or oil field towns in Texas. When the primary reason for the town's existence leaves, the town begins to die. People leave, businesses close and unless something happens, the town eventually falls into ruin. In Clarion, Pennsylvania, the Owens-Illinois glass plant closed July 1 after 105 years in the community. Clarion's mayor, Andrea Estadt, called the plant the "heartbeat of Clarion." 420 workers are now unemployed. Throughout the community as many as 660 people, either directly or indirectly employed by the plant, are now out of work. The possibility that another company will take Owens-Illinois' place is highly unlikely. Owens-Illinois will not lease or sell the property to competing glass or plastic manufacturing companies. Owens-Illinois, the largest maker of glass packaging in the world, said they are closing inefficient North American plants as part of their "strategic footprint initiative." To improve efficiency they are expanding their operations to emerging markets like China, Thailand and Argentina. The Clarion plant was one of the company's oldest, most obsolete and expensive to operate. Residents of Clarion, however, don't buy the corporate line. Rather, they feel the company is replacing the Clarion plant's employees with considerably cheaper foreign labor. "It's corporate greed, its global greed, whatever you want to call it," said Mayor Estadt. "We were told Owens-Illinois has a duty to their shareholders," borough manager Nancy Freenock said. "They're not concerned about the quality of life of the community and the workers. And I find that regrettable." The borough and county are trying to find ways to bring employers to the area. It could be a difficult search.
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