Belleville Shoe Company to reopen Munro plant

15/03/2002

A former Munro and Company footwear factory in DeWitt, US is to be reopened to manufacture leather uppers, according to local newspaper reports. Belleville Shoe Company, a manufacturer of military footwear for the US army, plans to run the plant formerly known as DeWitt Footwear as a wholly owned subsidiary, Belleville South.

The news was welcomed by the local community, which has been severely affected by the economic downturn, and should provide 75-100 jobs with recruitment starting within weeks