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June 30, 2010 at 6:33 a.m.
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Hartmarx CEO: Des Plaines factory staying open

From the Daily Herald | The parent of Hart Schaffner & Marx is “fully committed” to operating the company’s 123-year-old Des Plaines suit factory and does not plan to outsource production to India, HMX LLC CEO Doug Williams said.

June 23, 2010 at 8:36 a.m.
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Chicago Hartmarx plant may be in jeopardy

From the New York Post | India-based textile company SKNL, which now control’s Hart Schaffner Marx and Hickey Freeman men’s suit maker HMX, is planning to cut costs 15 percent during the next three years, leading to concerns it may shut on of its U.S. factories, according to the New York Post. Workers at the Des Plaines plant, run by the bankrupt company known for making suits worn by President Barack Obama, are particularly concerned, the report said.