Patriot Homes to close Middlebury division

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The national credit crunch hit makers of modular housing particularly hard. Patriot Homes filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, and announced it will be closing its Middlebury division in January 2009. (WSBT file photo)

By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Jan 12, 2009 at 2:22 PM EST

Story Updated: Jan 12, 2009 at 2:22 PM EST

MIDDLEBURY — Patriot Homes has announced it will be closing its operations in Middlebury, affecting 125 workers.

The closure is scheduled to begin January 23, according to a notice filed with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

Patriot Homes, which makes manufactured and systems-built modular housing, filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, but said at the time it planned to continue its operations as usual at its plants in Indiana, Texas and Alabama.

The company employs more than 500 people overall.

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