Converse Inc.

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LUMBERTON -- Workers at Converse Inc.'s plant are waiting for the other shoe to fall. Citing high inventories and soft sales, the North Reading, Mass.-based athletic-footwear company closed its plant for two weeks and laid off 60 workers. Once Robeson County's largest employer, with more than 2,000 on its payroll, the plant now has fewer...