Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. will close its Braselton distribution center — ending the company’s 25-year presence in Jackson County.
The California-based company announced Friday that the Braselton facility — located in the Park 85 at Braselton development on Braselton Parkway — will close, along another plant in Ontario, Calif.
The Braselton closure will affect 35 employees and will take place over a three-month period until July.
Mitsubishi to close Braselton facility
Before moving in early 2009 to the warehouse it shares with Progressive Lighting, Mitsubishi was located in an industrial complex on Cherry Drive that now includes YearOne and Zion Baptist Church.
When Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics opened its Braselton facility in 1986, it was considered the industrial “Jewel in the Crown” for Jackson County because of its big-name status. At that time, the company boasted 650 employees.
In 1998, the company laid off 220 employees at its Braselton plant when Mitsubishi announced that it was getting out of the analog direct view color TV business. Some employees remained in Jackson County when the company continued its production of cell phones.
When Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics opened its Braselton facility in 1986, it was considered the industrial “Jewel in the Crown” for Jackson County because of its big-name status. At that time, the company boasted 650 employees.
In 1998, the company laid off 220 employees at its Braselton plant when Mitsubishi announced that it was getting out of the analog direct view color TV business. Some employees remained in Jackson County when the company continued its production of cell phones.
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#1
Michael McCarthy
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03/29/11 at 03:46 AM
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The economic news just keeps getting better.
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just curious
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03/29/11 at 09:04 AM
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Somebody remind me what kind of tax incentives the county gave this company to come here.