March 8th, 2023 by WCBC Radio

Hunter Douglas, one of Allegany County’s largest employers, will be decommissioning its Cumberland plant by the end of summer. The company recently laid off 61 employees and that led to speculation that the end game was to move all of the company’s production work to Mexico.  Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss…

Allegany County Commissioners President David Caporate told WCBC News that efforts have been underway for months to schedule a meeting with Hunter Douglas representatives to discuss the future of the local operation- and that will finally take place today. Obviously the focus of those talks will now shift to helping the employees and the future use of the plant site…

               

The plant decommissioning in Cumberland will not affect its customer service employees.  In addition to the Cumberland plant site, Hunter Douglas  plant in Bessemer, North Carolina is closing.