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Synthetic Thread Co. closing plant, putting 136 workers out of jobs ** Bethlehem business sold most assets to North Carolina firm.

Synthetic Thread Co. will close its plant in Bethlehem, costing 136 people their jobs and ending more than 50 years of local manufacturing. The company filed notice of the plant closing and permanent ...
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West Bethlehem’s Synthetic Thread eyed for 67 loft-style apartments

A former West Bethlehem textile factory is being eyed for a $3 million conversion into 67 loft-style, studio apartments on a property tucked alongside Route 378. On Thursday, the Bethlehem Planning ...
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Synthetic Thread fire damages ducts, ceiling

A fire broke out Wednesday evening at the Synthetic Thread Co., Bethlehem, causing damage to a ventilation system and ceiling. According to Fire Chief Kevin Moyzan, Tom Zettlemoyer, an employee of ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Developer’s plans to turn ‘1 of the nastiest looking buildings in Bethlehem’ into apartments get initial nod

Plans to convert a former West Bethlehem textile factory into 67-studio apartments on a property tucked alongside Route 378 got the initial support of the city planning commission Thursday. Planners ...