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Pair arrested yet again for selling counterfeit apparel

Associated Press — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:19:59 +0000

OKOLONA — Two Chickasaw County residents have been arrested for a second time in a year on charges of selling counterfeit clothing. Attorney General Jim Hood says Willie McMillan, 46 and Sophia Hill, 47, were arrested after an undercover investigation into their store, Urban Wear. Investigators seized about $275,000 in counterfeit clothing from Okolona store. [...]

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Apparel company now says it will layoff workers, not close plants

Associated Press — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:08:13 +0000

COLUMBUS — An apparel company that’s losing a military contract to the federal prison system says it plans to lay off 50 workers in Alabama and Mississippi rather than idling two plants. American Power Source Inc. says the layoffs in Fayette, Ala., and Columbus are due to the government’s decision to shift an Air Force [...]

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Hancock Fabrics losses mount; faces many challenges

Associated Press — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:56:46 +0000

BALDWYN — Hancock Fabrics faces many challenges, according to analysts and the company. The Baldwyn-based company last month reported it lost nearly $11.3 million in the most recent fiscal year. The fabric and craft retailer additionally had to cope with falling sales and self-admitted merchandise problems. In the past year, it’s also hired a new [...]

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