was renamed Vanity Fair Brands and is operated as a wholly owned subsidiary. In 2010, Rick Medlin was named president and CEO of Fruit of the Loom. Longtime CEO John Holland became the company's chairman. In 2014, the company closed its Jamestown, Kentucky, plant, which had once been the second manufacturing plant in the state, and laid off all 600 employees. The company acknowledged it was moving the plant's operations to Honduras to reduce production costs. In December 2016, Melissa Burgess Taylor was named chairman and CEO of Fruit of the Loom by Buffett after the death of Rick Medlin. Bibliography Zagorin, Adam (November 1, 1999). "The fruit of its labor: How a company that exports jobs pushes for a Capitol Hill handout". CNN. Hamburg, Mark D.; Hoefken, Stephanie (April 30, 2002). "BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF FRUIT OF THE LOOM", Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. "Buffett's Berkshire to buy Russell". CNN. April 17, 2006. References External links Corporate website 1851 establishments in Rhode Island Berkshire Hathaway Bowling Green, Kentucky Manufacturing companies based in Kentucky Manufacturing companies established in 1851 American companies established in 1851 Tax inversions Lingerie brands Underwear brands Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1999 2002 mergers and acquisitions Clothing companies of the United States