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SPECTRUM DESIGNS GROWS IN PORT
LEGISLATURE OKs PLAN TO REASSESS ALL PROPERTIES
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Shake-n-Go jobs to leave Port for Ga. Up to 92 jobs could be affected BY LU K E TOR R A N C E Shake-n-Go Fashion, a wig manufacturer based out of Port Washington, is moving its warehouse operations to Georgia. “We need bigger warehouse space as the number of items are increasing,� said Bo Chun, a spokesperson for the company, in an email. “Our research shows that the rent per square feet in New York is approximately four times higher than the rent per square feet in Georgia.� Shipping, Chun added, was also a reason for the move. Moving to [Georgia] will give us a competitive advantage because we can make faster delivery to our customers at a reduced UPS shipping cost,� she wrote. The company, which makes wigs and other synthetic hair products, will keep its headquarters in Port Washington. That means the sales, design, marketing, and management teams will remain in New York, according to a report in Newsday.
But almost all of the warehouse workers could be aected. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retaining NotiďŹ cation ďŹ led last year, Shake-n-Go estimated that up to 92 people could be aected by the relocation. The layos will occur sometime between March 29 and April 30, according to the WARN document. The new warehouse will be located in Suwanee, Ga., a city of 18,700 located about 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. According to the WARN document, the employees aected are not represented by a union. Shake-n-Go’s oďŹƒces and warehouse are located at 85 Harbor Road in Port Washington North. The clerk for the Village of Port Washington North said she was unaware of the planned layos. Eorts to reach the mayor were unavailing, as were eorts to reach the county’s Industrial Development Agency, which was created to help Nassau attract and keep jobs.
PHOTO BY AMELIA CAMURATI
High school students were among the almost 1,000 who took part in the March for Our Lives in Port Washington on Saturday
Port residents march against gun violence BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Schreiber High School senior Nathan Abramowitz said during the Port Washington March for Our Lives rally on
Saturday that he plans to register to vote when he turns 18 next week. “For young voters like me, we need to make sure we vote,� Abramowitz said. “Historically, younger voters have dispro-
portionately not shown up for midterm elections. We need to change that now. We cannot take out foot o the gas.� Abramowitz and thousands of people across the North Shore rallied against gun violence and Continued on Page 66
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