Unlike the decision of the L.G. Balfour Co. to cut its ties with the Attleboro area in 1996, no one seems to have seen the sudden exit of jewelry and ring-maker Jostens coming.

"It's a shame," said Attleboro Area Chamber of Commerce President Jack Lank, who said he was surprised at the company's announcement so close to the holidays. "The timing couldn't have been worse." The Minneapolis-based company's decision to shut down its plant with the loss of 177 full-and part-time workers..

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