ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (WIAT) — Russell Brands LLC Distribution Center will close this fall, putting 80 employees out of work.

The closure was announced by the Alabama Department of Commerce over the weekend. The center is located in Alexander City, where the original Russell Manufacturing Company was first founded in 1902. The company made sports equipment and was bought out by Fruit of the Loom in 2006.

The closure is expected to take place by Sept. 29.

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