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company town
company townn. A town whose residents are dependent on the economic support of a single firm for maintenance of retail stores, schools, hospitals, and housing.company town n (Commerce) US and Canadian a town built by a company for its employees company town
company townA town or city that is built, maintained, dominated by, and/or wholly dependent on the influence and economic vitality of a single business, industry, or company. During the industrial boom in America following World War II, many company towns sprang up where major manufacturing outfits could support thousands of workers and their families.See also: company, townCompany town
Company townTowns that were established at or near the raw materials for the manufacturing processes that the company owned, such as the coal mining towns in the south around the eighteenth century. Some provided homes, recreational halls, churches, hospitals, and stores for the workers.company townA community whose inhabitants depend predominantly on a single company for their employment and for many of their personal and family needs. The company may own and provide housing, schools, shopping facilities, recreational facilities, as well as church and library facilities for its workers and their families. |