Company town
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company-town-185-10355423
title:
Company town
text:
A company town is a place where all or most of the stores and housing in the town are owned by the same company that is also the main employer. Company towns are often planned with a suite of amenities such as stores, houses of worship, schools, markets, and recreation facilities. Some company towns were established to improve living conditions for workers, but many have been regarded as controlling and/or exploitative. Others were not planned, such as Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, United States, o
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description:
Town where stores and housing are owned by one company that is the main employer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town
date created:
2004-08-01T06:28:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T22:56:08Z
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