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112-Year-Old US Apparel Maker in Pa. to Close | Redux

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112-Year-Old US Apparel Maker in Pa. to Close

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FesslerUSA had survived war and depression, free trade and foreign imports, producing millions of knitted garments from its base in eastern Pennsylvania. Five years ago, third-generation owner Walter Meck and his family were feeling so good about the company's prospects they doubled capacity, moving into a former pencil factory outside the small town of Orwigsburg. They were still setting up shop in the new place when the Great Recession hit. Sales plummeted. Financing dried up. And, after a long struggle to keep the manufacturer afloat, Meck has finally run out of time and money, still awaiting the strong economic rebound that never came. Production will shut down in early November, tossing 130 employees out of work and ending a run of nearly 113 years.

People:

Fessler

Overall Sentiment: -0.130061

Relevance: 0.866474

Gloria Bambrick

Overall Sentiment: -0.0601511

Relevance: 0.346138

SentimentQuote
-0.149408"It's going to be tough for me to get a job because of my age," said Bambrick, ...
0.276374"It's going to be tough for me to get a job because of my age," said Bambrick, who became the sole breadwinner for her stepdaughter and elderly mother after the recent death of her husband. "I am very strapped. I will need a good job."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.126966
  • Mean: 0.063483
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

Company: Meck & Co.

Overall Sentiment: 0.0784191

Relevance: 0.899493

Company: FesslerUSA

Overall Sentiment: -0.475615

Relevance: 0.325108

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