company town
noun
: a community that is dependent on one firm for all or most of the necessary services or functions of town life (such as employment, housing, and stores)
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What’s a good word for an old company town that has been gutted and bled dry and whose residents inhale ether through dirty rags and where every day appears to be 50 degrees and overcast and windy?
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Brian Grubb, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
But the experience of Pittsfield and so many larger company towns is a reminder of how wrenching the disruption is when the biggest employer in town takes a big hit and the ladder rungs toward upward mobility start to crumble.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2025
Let women across all levels take over leadership meetings, company town halls or social channels for a day—sharing their insights, challenges and visions for the future.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Read on to learn more about how leaders can make company town halls and all-hands meetings more engaging, fun and useful for all who attend.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Brian Grubb, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
But the experience of Pittsfield and so many larger company towns is a reminder of how wrenching the disruption is when the biggest employer in town takes a big hit and the ladder rungs toward upward mobility start to crumble.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2025
Let women across all levels take over leadership meetings, company town halls or social channels for a day—sharing their insights, challenges and visions for the future.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Read on to learn more about how leaders can make company town halls and all-hands meetings more engaging, fun and useful for all who attend.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for company town
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“Company town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/company%20town. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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