31.   All Ford assembly plants are closed Sunday except a Michigan truck plant, and union members are expected to report to work there.

32.   Already there are people who once fought to close the plant who now support it.

33.   All other GM assembly plants are closed.

34.   Boston Macaroni is an ad hoc group that formed in March, shortly after Borden announced plans to close the plant.

35.   But beer and soda industry officials said the tax increases forced them to close bottling plants, lay off workers and shelve plans for expansion.

36.   But Hanawa shied away from saying the company would close a plant or production line, saying it could also merely reduce production at various plants.

37.   By the time it emerged seven years later, it had closed several plants and cut thousands of jobs.

38.   Chrysler Corp. and the United Auto Workers will begin negotiations Monday aimed at ending a strike that has closed four plants.

39.   Closing the plant was expensive and laborious.

40.   Companies on the run can close plants and jump to other cities.