Editing Gloversville, New York (section)

== Economy ==
The city of Gloversville was once a major center for the glovemaking industry in the United States, with over 200 glovemaking companies in the city at its peak. Since the 1950s, and accelerating in pace during the 1980s and 1990s, it has increasingly struggled with [[deindustrialization]]. Gloversville has also suffered from a declining population, poverty, drugs, and violent crime.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gloversville has highest poverty rate in state, Hudson has the lowest|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2012/02/17/gloversville-has-highest-poverty-rate.html#:~:text=Gloversville%20has%20the%20highest%20poverty,942%20metropolitan%20and%20micropolitan%20areas.|access-date=2020-07-21|website=Albany Business Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-07|title=20 most dangerous places in Upstate New York, according to latest FBI crime data|url=https://www.newyorkupstate.com/news/2017/07/20_most_dangerous_places_in_upstate_new_york_according_to_latest_fbi_crime_data.html|access-date=2020-07-21|website=newyorkupstate|language=en}}</ref> During the late 2010s and early 2020, the city has proposed numerous economic redevelopment plans to stem its decline.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

From 1931–2005, the town was also the home of a record-pressing plant that was founded by Brunswick Radio Corporation. In 1953, the plant was owned by American Decca Records, which became MCA Records in 1973 and merged with the PolyGram family of labels in 1999 to become Universal Music.<ref>MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville. Retrieved from [https://www.discogs.com/label/314985-MCA-Pressing-Plant-Gloversville Discogs.com] on April 10, 2023.</ref>