company town
noun
: a community that is dependent on one firm for all or most of the necessary services or functions of town life (such as employment, housing, and stores)
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The cafeteria, complete with two huge screens for viewing events including company town halls or major streaming competitions.
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Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Thousands flocked to the town after the Great Southern Lumber Company built one of the world's biggest sawmills, establishing Bogalusa as a company town in the early 20th century.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
Brian’s ancestors migrated over a century ago from Eastern Europe to the area’s then-bustling company towns, and generations of Yutkos have worked in the coal trade.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
Bramwell is a stop along the National Coal Heritage Trail and includes an interpretive center sharing real stories of the region’s coal barons, company towns, and industrial legacy.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Thousands flocked to the town after the Great Southern Lumber Company built one of the world's biggest sawmills, establishing Bogalusa as a company town in the early 20th century.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
Brian’s ancestors migrated over a century ago from Eastern Europe to the area’s then-bustling company towns, and generations of Yutkos have worked in the coal trade.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
Bramwell is a stop along the National Coal Heritage Trail and includes an interpretive center sharing real stories of the region’s coal barons, company towns, and industrial legacy.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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“Company town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/company%20town. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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