Thorngate Ltd.

Thorngate Ltd. plans to eliminate its sewing department in Cape Girardeau, a move that will leave about 250 workers without jobs. The facility manufactures high-end men's clothing. An industrial development director tells the Southeast Missourian newspaper that training assistance will be offered to the displaced workers. It is the second setback for the plant in the last month. In mid-August, the plant announced it was cutting back the work week of its 335 employees to three days from five because of declining sales and a struggling economy.