In Batesville, Mississippi, a casket company is closing its factory and shifting production to Mexico. Batesville Casket announced Nov. 3 that it would close the facility where it manufactures wooden caskets, which would be made instead at the company’s existing plant in Chihuahua, Mexico. Two hundred people will lose their jobs this month in a Town of 7,400 that is closely identified with a company that shares its name. Local officials have tried to persuade the company to reverse its decision, arguing that keeping the plant open would be better for its workers, the county, and even the company. “If they were to change their direction and make the move back to the U.S., they would be heroes,” said Joe...

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