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ETON, Ga. — Local leaders received news Wednesday that Murray County will lose about 190 jobs.
Mohawk Industries said the company will “permanently cease its tufting operations” at its plant on U.S. Highway 411 in Eton. The shutdown began Wednesday.
The company’s extrusion operations in Eton were not affected, according to a Mohawk news release.
David Ridley, Murray County’s sole commissioner, said he received a letter about the closure Wednesday afternoon.