Gladewater business to lay off 127 employees

http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/03/01/20050301LNJGladewater.html

There's that giant sucking sound Ross Perot warned us about hitting a town just south of here. However, this area is ideally suited to compete with the Midwest for the booming meth lab industry. We are equidistant between Interstates 20 and 30, have lots of woods for camouflage and are relatively close to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. What more could a crank dealer want? < /sarcasm>

Poor, Rural Counties Offer Sweet Deals for Meth Lab Development