Laid-off Ethan Allen workers eligible for federal aid
About 60 workers affected by the closure of the Ethan Allen sawmill in Andover will be eligible for federal aid.
The Danbury, Conn.-based furniture maker at the end of June said it would move work from its Andover sawmill to its facility in Beecher Falls, Vt., according to a company press release. According to the Sun Journal, the workers in Andover were told the consolidation would take no more than 60 days. Sens. Olympia Snow and Susan Collins yesterday said those 60 workers are eligible for federal aid through the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, which provides workers affected by trade-related foreign competition with employment training, income support and job search services, according to the Associated Press.
Farooq Kathwari, Ethan Allen's chairman and CEO, said in the release that the consolidation would allow the company "to maintain a competitive advantage" while retaining its manufacturing in the United States.
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