The Paragon leaving Westerly, laying off 119
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The Paragon, a Westerly mail-order firm that has operated since 1972, is closing its complex in the town and firing its 119 employees there. Cheryl Rinfret, a company spokeswoman, confirmed in an interview with The Providence Journal that the warehouse and call center will be shuttered on March 31. The work performed in Rhode Island will be handled in a building in West Virigina owned by The Paragon's parent company, the AB&C Group, Rinfret said. "They have the same thing in West Virginia," Rinfret said. "It's duplicated right now." The Paragon has not determined what, if any, severance package its employees may receive, Rinfret said. The company sells a variety of gift products, such as jewelry, rugs and clocks. 
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