Northwest Georgia has lost a major manufacturing facility.
Dixie Specialty Fiber has shuttered their facility in Trion. The closing of the business affected about 80 workers, and was a blow to the Industrial Park. The company recently announced that they were ceasing all operations at the plant.
The town had donated some 12 acres of land from the park to the company – and had also give a large tax abatement to the company that was founded in 2018. The death of one of the owners of the company shortly after manufacturing started in Trion and the COVID-19 pandemic have been cited as the primary reasons for the closing of the facility in Chattooga County.
(WZQZ Chattooga County Radio)