Burlington Industries Inc.

• Position: To close Cuernavaca, Mexico plant - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

In announcing plans to slash 1,600 jobs -- nearly 9% of its work force -- Burlington Industries Inc. raises a caution flag to two other tattered Greensboro-based textile companies opening low-wage factories in Mexico. Burlington is closing its unprofitable cut-and-sew factory in Cuernavaca. Expenses got out of control partly because employees frequently quit, running up costs for training replacements. Guilford Mills Inc. and Galey & Lord Inc. also have invested in Mexican factories...