Bi-Weekly Market Research of Plant Closings
September 1, 2008
Plant Closing News
In the 9/1/08 issue— 47 Companies Closing 58 Plants
► Plant Closings by Industry
SIC
SIC
SIC
SIC
SIC
SIC
SIC
SIC
SIC
SIC
SIC
20
22, 23
24, 25
26, 27
28
30, 31
32
33-37
38
39
50
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Food Products
Textile Products
Wood Products
Pulp, Paper Products
Chemical Products
Rubber, Plastics Products
Glass, Cement Products
Metal Products
Electric, Electronics
Other Manufacturers
Distribution Centers
5
3
5
6
3
7
2
19
5
1
2
► Plant Closings by Location
Ar
Ca
Ct
Ia
Id
IL
2
3
1
3
1
4
In
Ky
La
Mi
Mo
NC
3
4
3
4
2
4
NY
Oh
On
Or
Pa
RI
1
3
3
2
4
1
SC
Tn
Tx
Va
WV
Wi
1
3
1
1
1
3
► Specific Plant Closings
► Petit Jean Poultry closing Buffalo, Mo plant
► Knouse Foods Cooperative closing Inwood, WV applesauce plant
► Pilgrim’s Pride idling two more plants
► Jenny Lee Bakery closing Pittsburgh operation
► Sealy closing Clarion, Pa bedding plant
► Fechheimer closing Martin, Tn uniform plant
► American & Efird closing Lenoir, NC thread plant
► Fraenkel Manufacturing closing Baton Rouge furniture plant
► JD Lumber closing Priest River, Idaho mill
► Furniture maker to close Ky plant
► IEI closing Emmetsburg, Iowa RV cabinet plant
► Stock Building Supply closing PA plant
► Graphic Packaging closing four plants
► NewPage closing Wisconsin paper mill
► Synergy Web Graphics closing Wisconsin printing plant
► WesPak consolidating box manufacturing
► Citgo closing Lake Charles lube oil unit
► Lubrizol closing Niagara Falls, Ontario chemical blending facility
► Schlegel closing Chester, SC rubber products plant
► ZF Boge Elasmetall closing Paris, IL auto parts plant
► Blue Water Auto Systems to sell or close plants
► Tegrant closing Tennessee foam packaging plant
► Gilmer Potteries closing Texas plant
► Owens-Illinois closing Toronto, Ontario glass container plant
► Acme Standex closing Bartonville, IL plant
► Certified Tool & Die closing Kentucky plant
► TSS Technologies closing Ohio auto parts plant
► ContinentalAFA closing multiple plants; going out of business
► plus details on 21 more plant closures
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SIC 20
2
Food Products
Petit Jean Poultry closing Buffalo, Mo plant
The Petit Jean Poultry Plant in Buffalo, Missouri will be closing its doors since the plant lost a
poultry processing contract with Tyson Chicken. This means more than 400 workers will be out
of jobs. The plant is scheduled to close by September.
Plant Name:
Petit Jean Poultry
SIC:
Address:
200 Industrial Dr
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Buffalo, Mo 65622
2015
Poultry processing
# people:
Telephone #:
417-345-2011
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
417-345-4676
Established:
Plant Manager:
Frank Sanders
Closing:
400
60,000
9/08
Knouse Foods Cooperative closing Inwood, WV applesauce plant
Knouse Foods Cooperative is closing its Musselman applesauce plant in Berkeley County, WV
because of a declining supply of apples. Knouse Foods also cited the need for major
infrastructure improvements at the Inwood plant. Knouse says the plant will close in
November. The cooperative plans to maintain its warehousing, storage and distribution
business in Inwood. About 90 jobs are being eliminated.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Knouse Foods Cooperative
303 True Apple Way
Inwood, WV 25428
SIC:
Manufactured:
2033
Applesauce
# people:
Telephone #:
304-229-5855
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
304-229-3515
Established:
Plant Manager:
Mark Burkhark
Closing:
Vice President:
Alan Leeti
90
39,000
11/08
Jenny Lee Bakery closes Pittsburgh operation
Jenny Lee Bakery ended its Pittsburgh area bakery operations in August, bringing to an end a
company that has made and sold baked goods in Pittsburgh since 1875. The closing will mean
the loss of 36 jobs.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Jenny Lee Bakery
620 Island Ave
McKees Rocks, Pa 15136
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
2051
Bakery
36
412-331-8900
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
412-331-8903
Established:
1875
Plant Manager:
Bernard Baker
Closed:
8/08
20,000
Pilgrim’s Pride idling two more plants
Pilgrim's Pride has announced plans to idle a chicken processing plant in Clinton, Arkansas.
The Arkansas shutdown includes both a chicken processing plant that employed 336 people,
and a feed mill where another 24 people worked. Pilgrim's Pride also announced it's shutting
down a further-processing facility in Bossier City, Louisiana, where hundreds more were
employed. Both moves are expected to be complete by November.
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Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Pilgrim’s Pride
Pilgrim’s Pride
1899 Pilgrims Pride Dr
5310 Kennon Ln
Clinton, Ar 72031
Bossier City, La 71112
501-745-2416
318-746-9518
Fax #:
501-745-8344
318-746-9521
Plant Manager:
Roger Hooper
Ray Snow
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Facility size, sq ft:
2015
2015
Poultry processing
Poultry processing
336
150
27,000
70,000
11/08
11/08
Established:
Closing:
SIC 22, 23
3
2000
Textile Products
Sealy closing Clarion, Pa bedding plant
Sealy has announced it will close its Clarion, Pa, bedding plant in October. Sealy has operated
the facility since 1981. Production at the Clarion facility will shift to other plants in the region.
The closing will affect 114 production and supervisory personnel.
Plant Name:
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing
SIC:
Address:
16289 Route 322
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Clarion, Pa 16214
# people:
2515
Mattresses
114
Telephone #:
814-764-5186
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
814-764-5446
Established:
1981
Plant Manager:
Ken McGriffin
Closing:
10/08
85,000
Fechheimer closing Martin, Tn uniform plant
Martin, Tennessee's Fechheimer Brothers plant will be closed by November. 150 people lose
their jobs as a result. Fechheimer Brothers Company makes uniforms for military, police, fire
personnel, and emergency workers.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Martin Manufacturing
1445 Main St
Martin, Tn 38237
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
2321
Uniforms
150
Telephone #:
731-587-3861
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
731-587-9292
Established:
1945
Plant Manager:
Mark Maloney
Closing:
11/08
Vice President:
Mark Lemacks
52,000
American & Efird closing Lenoir, NC thread plant
Textile manufacturer American & Efird has announced that it intends to close one of its two
Lenoir, NC plants, by October resulting in the elimination of approximately 75 jobs. Known as
Nelson Plant 12 and located at 619 Connelly Springs Road, the American & Efird facility makes
industrial sewing thread for apparel manufacturing.
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accuracy of information.
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Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
SIC:
American & Efird
619 Connelly Springs Rd SW
2281
Manufactured:
Thread mill
# people:
Lenoir, NC 28645
75
Telephone #:
828-754-9066
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
828-754-2759
Established:
Plant Manager:
SIC 24, 25
4
84,000
Closing:
Morris Dellinger
10/08
Wood Products
Fraenkel Manufacturing closing Baton Rouge furniture plant
Fraenkel will shut down its South Choctaw Drive manufacturing site in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
where furniture and mattresses have been made since 1950. Some employees will be
relocated to one of the company’s two remaining locations, in Mississippi and Texas. The
shutdown will mean layoffs for about 70 of Fraenkel’s 82 Baton Rouge personnel.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Fraenkel
10600 S Choctaw Dr
Baton Rouge, La 70815
SIC:
2515
Manufactured:
Furniture
# people:
70 of 82
175,000
Telephone #:
225-275-6733
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
2250275-6733
Established:
1950
Closing:
12/08
Plant Manager:
Brett Ray
Vice President:
Brian Akchin
JD Lumber closing Priest River, Idaho mill
One of Priest River, Idaho's largest employers is closing the doors, putting more than 200
people out of work. JD Lumber has been in business for more than 20 years. The mill is being
closed by September by Riley Creek Lumber.
Plant Name:
JD Lumber
SIC:
Address:
414 Bodie Canyon Rd
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Priest River, Id 83856
# people:
2421
Saw & planning mill
200
Telephone #:
208-448-2671
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
208-448-2830
Established:
1980
Closing:
9/08
Plant Manager:
Dave Slaughter
40,000
IEI closing Emmetsburg, Iowa RV cabinet plant
Institutional Equipment Innovation, also known as IEI, Emmetsburg, Iowa will be closing its
doors by September according to general manager Jim Hurd due to the downturn in the RV
industry. IEI is a major producer for Winnebago Industries. 38 employees will lose their jobs
with the IEI plant closure.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
IEI
1201 Main St
Emmetsburg, Ia 50536
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
2434
RV cabinets
38
Telephone #:
712-852-3752
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
712-852-2574
Established:
1979
Closing:
9/08
Plant Manager:
Jim Hurd
25,000
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Furniture maker to close Ky plant
Bayne has reported the upcoming closure of their Harlan, Ky, furniture manufacturing plant by
the end of August. The plant employs 100 people and has been in operation since 1994.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Bayne
227 Industrial Park Rd
Harlan, Ky 40831
SIC:
2512
Manufactured:
# people:
Furniture
100
Telephone #:
606-573-1005
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
606-573-5610
Established:
1994
Closed:
9/08
Plant Manager:
Orville Clem
50,000
Stock Building Supply closing PA plant
Stock Building Supply is closing its manufacturing plant on East Cumberland Street in
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, idling 35 workers. The plant makes roof trusses and other materials to
support the housing industry, such as wall panels and floors. Plant closure is anticipated in
September.
Plant Name:
Stock Building Supply
SIC:
Address:
2402 E Cumberland St
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Lebanon, Pa 17042
2439
# people:
Roof trusses
35
Telephone #:
717-272-7627
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
717-272-8092
Established:
1982
Closing:
9/08
Plant Manager:
SIC 26, 27
Joe Applemann
Pulp, Paper Products
Graphic Packaging closing four plants
Following its recent purchase of Altivity Packaging, Graphic Packaging has announced it will be
closing its plants in Greensboro, NC; Smyrna, Tn and Richmond, Va, before the end of 2008.
Ninety-eight employees are affected by the closures. Graphic Packaging International
manufactures paper packaging for food, beverage, and other consumer products. Graphic
Packaging also said it would close its Handschy ink manufacturing plant in Indianapolis by
September. Work from this operation will be transferred to other Handschy plants.
Plant Name:
Address:
Graphic Packaging
Graphic Packaging
Altivity Packaging
Handschy
4500 Sarellen Rd
1800 Midway Ln
2600 E Market St
528 Fulton St
Richmond, Va 23231
Smyrna, Tn 37167
Greensboro, NC 27401
Indianpolis, In 46202
Telephone #:
804-222-1016
615-459-8300
336-273-8201
317-636-5565
Fax #:
804-222-2350
615-459-8319
336-273-7375
317-636-7780
Plant Manager:
Marvin Gillery
Doug McLaughlin
Bill Novak
Rob Mangus
Vice President:
Donna Bourcier
2657
2657
2657
2893
Paperboard boxes
Paperboard boxes
Paperboard boxes
Printing Inks
98
43
130
10
112,000
75,000
25,000
City, state, zip:
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Facility size, sq ft:
Established:
Closing:
Chad Luttrull
1995
9/08
9/08
1930
9/08
9/08
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NewPage closing Wisconsin paper mill
NewPage said it will close its coated paper mill in Kimberly, Wisconsin by September,
displacing the 475 workers. Newpage, a leader in coated paper used in magazines and
catalogs cited a reduction in print advertising and lower paper demand at the same time that
costs for fuel and raw material have risen as the reasons for closing the mill.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
NewPage
433 N Main St
Kimberly, Wi 54136
SIC:
Manufactured:
2672
Paper coating
# people:
475
Telephone #:
920-788-3511
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
920-788-5368
Established:
1889
Plant Manager:
Mark Swenson
Closing:
9/08
Vice President:
Russ Whanke
189,000
Synergy Web Graphics closing Wisconsin printing plant
Just 16 months after Synergy Graphics of Plymouth, Minn., purchased Sunny Industries out of
receivership, Synergy has announced that it will close its Synergy Web Graphics’ Mazomanie,
Wisconsin plant this fall, citing debts of more than $18 million. Synergy Graphics purchased
Sunny Industries, its 350,000-square-foot plant and seven printing presses for $7.8 million.
The closing scheduled by mid September will put 125 people out of work. The plant prints
magazines and direct-mail pieces.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Synergy Web Graphics
711 Synergy Dr
Mazomanie, Wi 53560
SIC:
2752
Manufactured:
Commercial printing
# people:
125
Telephone #:
608-795-4100
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
608-795-4111
Established:
2007
Closing:
9/08
Plant Manager:
John Allison
350,000
WesPak consolidating box manufacturing
Wes-Pak is consolidating its Little Rock and Shreveport manufacturing operations. The
Shreveport plant is expected to expand from 40 to approximately 70 employees over the next
two years. While the Shreveport plant is expanding, Wes-Pak will close the Little Rock plant.
Wes-Pak will maintain its distribution center in Little Rock.
Plant Name:
WesPak
SIC:
Address:
11610 Vimy Ridge Rd
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Alexander, Ar 72002
# people:
2653
Corrugated boxes
50
Telephone #:
501-455-2588
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
501-455-5357
Established:
1990
Closing:
12/08
Plant Manager:
SIC 28
Phil McNeal
83,000
Energy & Chemical Products
Citgo closing Lake Charles lube oil unit
Citgo Petroleum Corp plans to cease production at its 40,000 barrel per day lubricating oil unit
in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by October. Citgo said the decision is in response to continued
downward trends in the market and in an effort to remain competitive. The Lake Charles plant
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has been running at about half its capacity and losing about $6 million per month. In addition
to ending the financial losses, shutting the lube oil plant will keep Citgo's operations in Lake
Charles within pollution limits negotiated with state and federal regulators.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Citgo Petroleum
4401 Highway 108
Lake Charles, La 70602
SIC:
Manufactured:
2911
Petroleum processing
# people:
Part of 1200
Telephone #:
337-708-6011
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
337-708-6229
Established:
1944
Plant Manager:
Randy Carbo
Lube unit closing:
10/08
Lubrizol closing Niagara Falls, Ontario chemical blending facility
Lubrizol Corporation has announced its decision to close its Niagara Falls, Ontario facility, a
Lubrizol Additives blending, packaging and warehouse site. Operations at the facility are
expected to end by July 2009 and thirty people will lose their jobs. The Niagara Falls site has
been in operation since 1953.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Lubrizol Corporation
5800 Thoroid Stone Rd
Niagara Falls, On L2J 1A2
SIC:
Manufactured:
2899
Chemical blending
# people:
30
Telephone #:
905-358-5778
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
905-358-0253
Established:
1953
Plant Manager:
Bill Goodfellow
Closing:
3/09
Vice President:
Brenda McKenzie
SIC 30, 31
Plastics, Rubber & Leather Products
Schlegel closing Chester, SC rubber products plant
A plant that has been in Chester County, SC for almost 40 years will be closing its doors in the
near future. Schlegel workers have been informed the plant, which now makes foam and
rubber seals for use in automotive and home doors will be closing according to plant manager
Ed Weichman. About 50 people work at the plant. Closing is slated for September.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Schlegel
742 J A Cochran Bypass
Chester, SC 29706
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
3069
Sealing products
50
Telephone #:
803-385-6111
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
803-385-5805
Established:
1969
Plant Manager:
Ed Weichman
Closing:
9/08
Vice President:
Cindy Rich
58,000
Blue Water Auto Systems to sell or close plants
Blue Water Automotive Systems of Marysville, Michigan has announced the company has
started a "wind down," and employees can expect to lose their jobs by November unless the
company is sold meanwhile. By shutting their facilities, 917 people in St. Clair County will lose
their jobs. Another 500 company employees, working in factories in Caro and Howell,
Michigan; Massachusetts, and North Carolina face the same fate. Blue Water Automotive has
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three plants in St. Clair and one in Port Huron. Closure is the worst case, and most likely,
scenario for St. Clair County's largest manufacturer, according to James Sampson, president.
Plant Name:
Blue Water Auto
Blue Water Auto
Blue Water Auto
Blue Water Auto
Address:
2804 Troxler Rd
1045 Durant Dr
315 Whiting St
2015 S Range Rd
Burlington, NC 27215
Howell, Mi 48843
Saint Clair, Mi 48079
Saint Clair, Mi 48079
336-229-7071
517-546-5250
810-329-2271
810-329-2287
517-546-1546
810-987-0256
810-329-6418
Frank Kowalzzyk
Rodney Oehring
James Breen
Mike Hartman
3089
3089
3089
3089
Plastic products
Plastic products
Plastic products
Plastic products
917
268
100
140
60,000
60,000
31,000
40,000
11/08
11/08
11/08
11/08
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Fax #:
Plant Manager:
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Facility size, sq ft:
Established:
Possible closing:
ZF Boge Elasmetall closing Paris, IL auto parts plant
Employees at the ZF Boge Elasmetall plant in Paris, Illinois, have learned the plant will close
by the end of 2009. Boge is an international company headquartered in Germany and the
Paris facility makes a variety of rubber parts for the automobile industry.
Plant Name:
ZF Boge North America
SIC:
Address:
13323 IL Highway 133
Manufactured:
3069
Rubber parts
City, state, zip:
Paris, IL 61944
# people:
Telephone #:
217-465-6464
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
217-463-2209
Established:
1975
Closing:
12/09
Plant Manager:
Rick Lowe
200
45,000
Tegrant closing Tennessee foam packaging plant
Tegrant Corp has notified employees at its Greeneville, Tennessee plant that the facility will be
closed by September. The Tegrant plant, at 1621 Industrial Road, employs 30 people.
The Tegrant plant is a supplier of protective packaging products and specialty components. It
makes various types of foam protective packaging at its 80,000-square-foot plant.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Tegrant, Protexic Brands
1621 Industrial Rd
Greeneville, Tn 37745
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
3086
Plastic foam products
30
Telephone #:
423-639-7861
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
423-639-5766
Established:
1982
Closing:
9/08
Plant Manager:
Floyd Watts
Operations Manager:
Greg Nunn
SIC 32
80,000
Glass, Cement Products
Gilmer Potteries closing Texas plant
Gilmer Potteries has been in Gilmer, Texas for 57 years, since 1951. The plant manufactured
bathroom tile accessories and pottery artwork. Nearly sixty people worked at the 150,000
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square foot pottery manufacturing plant. The facility is scheduled to close by September.
There are currently no plans for the plant facility.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Gilmer Potteries
105 Warren St
Gilmer, Tx 75644
SIC:
3261
Manufactured:
Pottery products
# people:
60
Telephone #:
903-843-2509
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
903-843-3310
Established:
1951
Plant Manager:
Robert Bruns
Closing:
9/08
150,000
Owens-Illinois closing Toronto, Ontario glass container plant
Owens-Illinois is closing its glass container plant in Toronto, Ontario. The shutdown, effective
by October, will hit 430 workers. Owens-Illinois said that the closing arises from an "ongoing
review of its global manufacturing footprint," and the Toronto plant's production will be shifted
to other factories, including sites in Brampton, Ont., and Montreal. Owen-Illinois is closing the
Kipling Ave and Queensway factory blaming a strong loonie and high energy prices.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Owens-Illinois Canada
777 Kipling Avenue
Toronto, On M8Z 5Z4
SIC:
3221
Manufactured:
Telephone #:
416-232-3000
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
416-232-3635
Established:
Vice President:
SIC 33-37
John Zanini
Glass containers
# people:
Closing:
430
10/08
Metal Products
Acme Standex closing Bartonville, IL plant
Sixty employees at Acme Standex in Bartonville, Illinois have been informed their plant is
closing. The Bartonville facility, which makes air distribution products for the housing
construction industry for Standex International, will close in September. The housing crisis
was blamed for the plant closure.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Standex Distribution Products
4500 Entec Dr
Bartonville, IL 61607
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
3498
Air distribution products
80
Telephone #:
309-633-9966
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
309-633-9971
Established:
1966
Closing:
9/08
Plant Manager:
Bill Stooper
Vice President:
Dan De Beau
105,000
Certified Tool & Die closing Kentucky plant
About 100 workers in Frankfort, Kentucky are losing their jobs as auto parts manufacturer
Certified Tool and Die closes its plant. Operations will close by September. The company's
Illinois plant is also closing. The plant makes stamping, injection moldings and assemblies for
several industries including automotive and farm equipment. It was founded in 1954 with the
Frankfort facility being built in 1996.
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Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Certified Tool & Die
2000 Hoover Blvd
Frankfort, Ky 40601
SIC:
10
3544
Manufactured:
Metal stampings
# people:
100
Telephone #:
502-695-8201
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
502-695-0318
Established:
1996
Closing:
9/08
Plant Manager:
Ron Rexroat
Vice President:
Gary Anderson
90,000
TSS Technologies closing Ohio auto parts plant
Industrial manufacturer TSS Technologies will close its automotive plant in Woodlawn, Ohio,
laying off 55 workers. The plant, on Chester Road, machines and manufactures parts for auto
makers. The plant will close by October. TSS also manufactures components and assemblies
for the aerospace and health-care industries, among others. In 2006, the company opened its
first overseas operation in Xiamen, China.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
TSS Technologies
SIC:
10200 Chester Rd
Manufactured:
Cincinnati, Oh 45215
3599
Auto components
# people:
55
Telephone #:
513-772-7000
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
513-772-2938
Established:
Plant Manager:
Brent Nichols
Closing:
10/08
ContinentalAFA closing multiple plants, going out of business
ContinentalAFA is closing the old Owens-Brockway factory on Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport,
Ct and putting 55 people out of work by September. ContinentalAFA said it is closing factories
in Missouri and North Carolina and is going out of business. The company makes molds for
plastic spray heads.The plant is closing because of economics. It makes plastic sprayers during
a time when plastic prices have jumped sky high due to higher oil prices. ContinentalAFA's
89,000-square-foot building has been on the corner of Fairfield Avenue and Mountain Grove
Street since 1930.
Plant Name:
ContinentalAFA
ContinentalAFA
1720 Fairfield Ave
27 Guenther Blvd
135 Pine St
Bridgeport, Ct 06605
Saint Peters, Mo 63376
Forest City, NC 28043
Telephone #:
203-394-6439
636-397-1600
828-245-1160
Fax #:
203-336-8423
636-970-2151
828-245-4732
Plant Manager:
Brad Smythe
Ben Holder
Greg Park
3586
3586
3586
Pumps
Pumps
Pumps
55
350
150
89,000
67,000
37,000
9/08
9/08
Address:
City, state, zip:
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Facility size, sq ft:
Established:
1930
Closing:
9/08
ContinentalAFA
Rayloc closing Kentucky auto parts plant
An auto parts plant in Union County Kentucky is closing. Rayloc is the nation's largest
distributor of NAPA auto parts. Four hundred twenty people will lose their jobs. The company
will discontinue production at its Morganfield plant in October.
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Plant Name:
City, state, zip:
SIC:
Rayloc
Address:
11
3714
Manufactured:
3710 Highway 60 N
Automotive parts
# people:
Morganfield, Ky 42437
420
Telephone #:
270-389-2364
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
270-389-3953
Established:
1975
Plant Manager:
Phil Clements
Closing:
10/08
165,000
Garrity Industries closing Ashaway, RI plant
A manufacturing plant in Ashaway, RI will be shutting down by April 2009. Garrity Industries is
closing its plant resulting in seventy workers losing their jobs. The company makes flashlights
and other lighting devices. Duracell purchased Garrity two years ago. The parent company is
consolidating operations at its headquarters.
Plant Name:
Garrity Industries
SIC:
3648
Address:
50 Chase Hill Road
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Ashaway, RI 02804
# people:
Flashlights
70
Telephone #:
401-377-2223
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
401-377-7017
Established:
1967
Closing:
4/09
Plant Manager:
Ed Ilewicz
27,000
Stanley closing Smiths Falls, Ontario toolbox plant
Smiths Falls, Ontario will lose 175 more jobs with the closing of the Stanley Works toolbox
plant later this year. The toolbox plant will close because of a change in strategy, high steel
prices and the declining value of the U.S. dollar. Production of a small line of industrial
toolboxes will move to an Ohio plant. The Smiths Falls plant will close by October.
Plant Name:
Stanley Works
Address:
P O Box 400 Stn Main
City, state, zip:
Smiths Falls, On K7A 4T5
SIC:
3441
Manufactured:
Metal tool boxes
# people:
175
Telephone #:
613-283-4242
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
613-283-3111
Established:
1901
Closing:
10/08
Operations Manager:
Gale Adams, x 114
Kobelco Metal Powder closing Seymour, Indiana plant
One hundred employees of a Seymour, Indiana factory are expected to lose their jobs because
of its sale to a Swedish company. The Kobelco Metal Powder plant is expected to close in the
middle of 2009 as new owner Hoganas AB says it plans to shift production to factories in
Pennsylvania and New York. Kobelco's product is used primarily in engine and transmission
parts. Production started in 1989 at the plant, which underwent a $$3 million equipment
expansion and renovation project in 2000.
Plant Name:
Kobelco Metal Powder
SIC:
Address:
1625 Bateman Dr
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Seymour, In 47274
# people:
3399
Powdered metals
100
Telephone #:
812-522-3033
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
812-522-5191
Established:
1989
Plant Manager:
Scott Hildreth
Closing:
6/09
150,000
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Metaldyne to sell or close two plants
Metaldyne plans to sell or close a machining plant in Middleville, Michigan and a die casting
operation in Niles, Ill. The automotive supplier of metal components and systems said the
divestitures are part of a company cost-cutting effort.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Metaldyne
Metaldyne
39 E State St
6119 W Howard St
Middleville, Mi 49333
Niles, IL 60714
Telephone #:
269-795-3328
847-647-9494
Fax #:
269-795-2115
847-647-8892
Joanna Haneckow
Thomas Dolack
Plant Manager:
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
3714
3714
Machining shop
Machining shop
150
230
Facility size, sq ft:
115,000
Established:
1971
1958
Closing:
10/08
10/08
Gleason to shutter Iowa plant
One hundred fifty employees will be looking for other work when Gleason closes the Fort
Madison facility. Gleason manufactures stamped metal wheelbarrow and stroller wheels. The
40,000 square foot plant will be closing by the end of the year.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Gleason
1515 20th St
Fort Madison, Ia 52627
SIC:
3499
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
319-372-2612
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
319-372-2261
Established:
Plant Manager:
Rex Houston
Closing:
Disc wheels
150
40,000
12/08
Ingersoll Rand closing Shepherdsville hardware plant
Industrial firm Ingersoll Rand has announced plans to close its Newman Tonks manufacturing
facility in Shepherdsville, Kentucky in October and let 60 employees go. The work performed
will be relocated to its Indianapolis, Indiana plant. The 35,000 square foot Shepherdsville
facility manufactures exit devices and associated hardware.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Fax #:
General Manager:
Newman Tonks USA
805 N Buckman
Shepherdsville, Ky 40165
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
3699
Door hardware
60
502-543-2281
Facility size, sq ft:
502-543-3089
Established:
1982
Closing:
10/08
Michael Epperson
35,000
General Motors to close four plants by 2010
General Motors has announced they will closing four truck and SUV plants around North
America. GM will stop making sport utility vehicles in Janesville, Wisconsin, and Moraine, Ohio.
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It will also stop production of full-size pickups in Oshawa, Ontario, and close a mid-size pickup
factory in Toluca, Mexico. The plants are scheduled to close in 2010. GM says the plant
closures will save more than one billion dollars per year.
Plant Name:
General Motors
General Motors
1000 General Motor Industrial Dr
2601 W Stroop Rd
Janesville, Wi 53547
Dayton, Oh 45439
Telephone #:
608-756-7954
937-455-2281
Fax #:
608-756-7511
937-455-2003
Plant Manager:
Gary Malkus
Mike Glinksi
Address:
City, state, zip:
SIC:
Manufactured:
3713
3713
Trucks
Trucks
# people:
3,900
2,900
3,400,000
3,235,000
Established:
1923
1982
Closing:
1/10
1/10
Facility size, sq ft:
Ace Precision closing Marshalltown, Ia die castings plant
Ace Precision Castings, a Marshalltown, Iowa manufacturer, will be closing its doors by
October. The closure will affect 120 employees. The company will be moving its business to
Madison, Wis., where it will operate under the Madison-Kipp Corporation. This move is being
done to streamline operations so that the company can remain cost competitive. Ace Precision
is a supplier of machined die castings.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Ace Precision Castings
th
SIC:
3363
Manufactured:
610 S 12 Ave
Marshalltown, Ia 50158
Aluminum die castings
# people:
120
Telephone #:
641-753-5566
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
641-753-0150
Established:
2001
Closing:
10/08
Plant Manager:
Robert Anderson
110,000
General Electric closing Cicero appliance plant
General Electric is closing down and laying off 86 workers at its Chicago Plant Operations at
1543 S 54th Avenue in Cicero, IL by September.
Plant Name:
General Electric
SIC:
Address:
1543 S 54th Ave
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Cicero, IL 60804
# people:
Telephone #:
708-780-2600
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
708-780-2843
Established:
Plant Manager:
Bob Anderson
Closing:
3639
Appliances
86
50,000
9/08
DynAmerica files bankruptcy; closing two auto parts plants
DynAmerica has confirmed its Muncie, Indiana auto parts plant will close by the end of
September, costing 105 workers their jobs. DynAmerica said pressure from creditors and the
“devastating downturn” in the U.S. automotive market spelled the end and that the company
has filed bankruptcy in Delaware. The company made, for the most part, automotive parts,
including pieces of seat belts.
A DynAmerica plant in West Milton, Ohio, will also close.
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Plant Name:
DynAmerica Manufacturing
Address:
401 S Blaine Street
City, state, zip:
Muncie, In 47302
14
SIC:
3469
Manufactured:
Metal stampings
# people:
105
Telephone #:
765-286-1980
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
765-286-3762
Established:
1981
Closing:
9/08
General Manager:
Don Maher
Maintenance Manager:
SIC 38
120,000
John Howard
Electric, Electronic Products
Temic Automotive to shutter NY facility
Temic Automotive has confirmed the closing of their Elma, NY facility. Six hundred and fifty
people are employed at this facility that is scheduled to close in the fall of 2009. Temic
Automotive manufactures electrical equipment for engines.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Temic Automotive
661 Willet Rd
Buffalo, NY 14218
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
716-825-7900
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
716-825-0866
Established:
Plant Manager:
Doug Hardy
3297
Auto electrical equipment
650
67,000
Closing:
12/09
Seagate Technology closing Milpitas, Ca media plant
Seagate Technology has announced closure of its media manufacturing facility in Milpitas, Ca.
Seagate plans to cease production by October 2008. Seagate estimates the restructuring, exit
costs and other charges to be approximately $74 million.
Plant Name:
Seagate Technology
SIC:
Address:
155 S Milpitas Blvd
Manufactured:
City, state, zip:
Milpitas, Ca 95035
# people:
Telephone #:
510-490-3222
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
510-624-3658
Established:
Plant Manager:
Danny Poon
Closing:
3695
Disc media
500
10/08
Hynix closing Eugene, Oregon semiconductor
Hynix is closing its Eugene, Oregon plant by September and will lay off its 1,113 employees.
The plant started production in 1998. Hynix said the closure is due to the semiconductor
industry's move away from the dimension of silicon wafers used at the Eugene plant to make
computer and consumer-product chips. Cost of retooling the plant would be $4 billion.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Hynix
1830 Willow Creek Cir
Eugene, Or 97402
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
3674
Semiconductors
1113
Telephone #:
541-338-5000
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
541-338-5200
Established:
1998
Closed:
9/08
Plant Manager:
Bobby Lee
1,000,000
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Coherent closing Auburn, Ca plant
Coherent will lay off 144 employees at its manufacturing operation in Auburn, California by
September apparently leading to closure by the end of 2008.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Coherent
12840 Bill Clark Way
Auburn, Ca 95602
SIC:
Manufactured:
530-823-9550
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
530-888-5060
Established:
Robin Henderson
Electrical machinery
# people:
Telephone #:
Plant Manager:
3699
144
127,000
Closing:
12/08
General Electric closing Cleveland light bulb plant
General Electric’s Consumer and Industrial Lighting plant at 1814 E 45th Street in Cleveland,
Ohio will shut down in November. The closure will eliminate 75 jobs remaining at the plant.
The plant turns out incandescent bulb pieces such as bases and filaments and specialty lights
such as traffic signals. GE cited the increased popularity of energy-efficient products, such as
compact fluorescent lights and light-emitting diodes, for the plant closing. The Cleveland plant
is one of six lighting plants GE intends to close.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
General Electric
1814 E 45th St
Cleveland, Oh 44103
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
216-266-4822
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
216-266-4838
Established:
Plant Manager:
SIC 39
Mike Kridle
Closed:
3641
Electric lamps
75
73,000
11/08
Other Manufacturers
Shutterfly closing Hayward factory
Shutterfly, the digital photo products company, said it plans to close a Hayward factory and
lay off more than 100 workers. The company said it will move manufacturing to Phoenix in
April. A total of 106 workers will be idled by the Hayward factory shutdown.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Shutterfly
3180 Corporate Pl
Hayward, Ca 94545
SIC:
Manufactured:
# people:
Telephone #:
650-610-5200
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
650-654-1299
Established:
Plant Manager:
Peter Knaack
Closed:
Vice President:
Jeannine Smith
SIC 50
7384
Photo processing
100
4/09
Distribution Centers
Nike closing Wilsonville, Oregon distribution center
Nike is closing its distribution center at 27255 SW 95 Avenue in Wilsonville, OR, by October
and laying off 306 permanent and contract employees.
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Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
SIC:
Nike
th
27255 SW 95 Ave
Wilsonville, Or 97070
16
5661
Distributed:
# people:
Shoes
306
Telephone #:
503-682-6453
Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #:
503-682-3838
Established:
1972
Plant Manager:
Bob Graham
Closing:
10/08
60,000
Acme Distribution Centers closing Harrisburg, Pa facility
Acme Distribution Centers is closing down and laying off 88 workers at 7125 Grayson Road in
Harrisburg, Pa in August.
Plant Name:
Address:
City, state, zip:
Telephone #:
Acme Distribution Centers
7125 Grayson Rd
Harrisburg, Pa 17111
717-565-1421
Fax #:
Plant Manager:
Steven Zyla
SIC:
Distributed:
# people:
Facility size, sq ft:
4225
General warehousing
88
50,000
Established:
1947
Closing:
8/08
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