VF Corporation’s Uvalde warranty repair plant plans on relocating to Colorado shutting its doors in Uvalde on August 23rd
by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian
05-28-25
City Council members voted to accept a termination agreement with the VF Corporation which occupies the old Williamson Dickies manufacturing facility owned by the City of Uvalde. According to Assistant City Manager Joe Cardenas and information from the May 27th City Council meeting packet, it states,” On April 29, 2025, Cole Hackert and Julie Sutton were in town to officially notify their VF Corporation (formerly Williamson – Dickies) employees (approximately 70) of their intention to shut down the Uvalde Plant, as of the end of August 2025.)
According to Assistant City Manager Joe Cardenas, the company said the decision for the move was the economy and that a move to Colorado to be closed to its Manufacturing plant. Cardenas went on to say the VF Corporation was willing to help find another 3rd party vendor company to lease the facility.
“We need to be the ones to do that. They don’t care. They’re closing. They are going to walk away,” Councilman Ernest “Chip” King said.
I totally agree with Councilman King. We need to start yesterday,” Mayor Hector R. Luevano said. “We need to start looking,” Mayor Luevano said.
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