Big Rock Sports to close Hamlet plant

HAMLET, N.C. — Dozens of people in Richmond County will soon be out of a job.

Big Rock Sports notified the state that it will close its plant in Hamlet.

Eighty-one people are being laid off.

The company says it is consolidating into a Charlotte warehouse to save money and be more efficient.

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