Bi-Weekly Market Research of Plant Closings March 1, 2008
Plant Closing News 1
In the 3/1/08 issue— 42 Companies Closing 48 Plants
► Plant Closings by Industry #
SIC 20 Food Products 5
SIC 22,23 Textile Products 3
SIC 24, 25 Wood Products 2
SIC 26, 27 Pulp, Paper Products 5
SIC 28 Chemical Products 3
SIC 30, 31 Rubber, Plastics Products 7
SIC 33-37 Metal Products 14
SIC 38 Electric, Electronics 6
SIC 39 Other Manufacturers 1
SIC 50 Distribution Centers 2
► Plant Closings by Location
Al 1 Ma 4 ND 1 Tn 2
BC 1 Me 1 NJ 1 Wa 1
Fl 1 Mo 2 NY 2 Wi 3
Ga 1 Ms 2 Oh 3
IL 2 Mt 1 On 7
In 4 NC 5 Pa 2
► Specific Plant Closings
► North American Foods closing Grand Forks, ND plant
► Saputo to shut string cheese line at Waldo plant
► Pierre Foods closing Georgia plant
► Niagara Milk Cooperative closing Niagara Falls milk plant
► Weaver’s Potato Chips plant closing in Lincoln, Ne
► Military uniform contractor closing Mississippi plant
► Swift Galey closing Gastonia, NC fiber plant
► CHF closing Fall River, Ma textile plant
► Child Craft Industries outsourcing Indiana furniture manufacturing
► Pembrook Chair closing Claremont, NC plant
► Rock-Tenn closing Chicopee, Ma box plant
► News Page closing multiple paper operations
► Georgia-Pacific closing Batavia, Ohio paper plant
► Lenier to close pharmaceutical manufacturing at Wilson, NC plant
► Columbia Paints closing Helena, Mt plant
► Sandoz closing Laurelton, NY plant
► Dunline Rubber closing Huron County, Ontario plant
► Polaroid closing two Massachusetts plants
► Spotless Enterprises to close NC plant
► Jackson Safety closing Fenton, Mo facility
► Multiple Indiana plants downsizing, laying off
► Collins & Aikman closing Guelph, Ontario plant
► American LaFrance to close Florida plant
► Cambridge Stampings closing metal auto products plant
► Workhorse Aviation Manufacturing closes Kinston, NC plant
► American LaFrance closes PA fire truck plant
► Acument Global to close Gananoque plant
► Aleris closing Toronto coil coating plant
► L-3 Crestview Aerospace closing Fairhope, Alabama plant
► plus details on 15 more plant closures
SIC 20 Food Products
North American Foods closing Grand Forks, ND plant
North American Foods will close its Grand Forks, ND dehydrated potato flake processing plant in March. The company, formerly known as RDO Foods Co., employs about 125 at the Grand Forks plant, located at 2500 Mill Rd.
Plant Name: / North American Foods / SIC: / 2034Address: / 2500 Mill Rd / Manufactured: / Food preparations
City, state, zip: / Grand Forks, ND 58208 / # people: / 125
Telephone #: / 701-775-3154 / Facility size, sq ft: / 37,000
Fax #: / 701-775-3158 / Established: / 1990
Plant Manager: / Sam Huffman, 208-754-4686 / Closing: / 3/08
Saputo to shut string cheese line at Waldo plant
Saputo will shut down its string cheese manufacturing operation at its Waldo, Wisconsin plant by the end of March, which may mean layoffs or possible job transfers for some of the 99 employees working there.
Plant Name: / Saputo Cheese / SIC: / 2022Address: / N4085 County Highway M / Manufactured: / Cheese
City, state, zip: / Waldo, Wi 53093 / # people: / 99
Telephone #: / 920-467-3351 / Facility size, sq ft: / 39,000
Fax #: / 920-467-6184 / Established:
Plant Manager: / Dave Sonnenfield / Closing: / 3/08
Corporate Contact: / Alain Simard, 514-328-3366
Pierre Foods closing Georgia plant
Pierre Foods has announced it is closing its food processing plant in Cedartown, Ga., and eliminating some products from its lines. The company said the closing will result in the loss of about 153 jobs. The plant's production will be moved to other company facilities in Cincinnati and Claremont, N.C. The plant closure is anticipated to be complete by April. Pierre Foods manufactures pre-cooked and ready-to-cook foods.
Plant Name: / Pierre Foods / SIC: / 2015Address: / 800 West Ave / Manufactured: / Precooked foods
City, state, zip: / Cedartown, Ga 30125 / # people: / 153
Telephone #: / 770-748-2700 / Facility size, sq ft: / 12,000
Fax #: / Established:
Plant Manager: / Joe Myers, 513-874-8741 / Closing: / 4/08
Niagara Milk Cooperative closing Niagara Falls milk plant
Niagara Milk Cooperative, a fixture on Buffalo Avenue in Niagara Falls, NY for almost 60 years, will be closed down in May leaving more than 50 workers without jobs. The milk plant is part of Upstate Farms Niagara and is being closed to avoid a duplication of operations. Only fluid milk and some juices are manufactured at the Falls plant, the same operations conducted at Upstate Niagara’s larger plants in Cheektowaga and Rochester.
Plant Name: / Niagara Milk Cooperative / SIC: / 2026Address: / 8450 Buffalo Ave / Manufactured: / Milk
City, state, zip: / Niagara Falls, NY 14304 / # people: / 50
Telephone #: / 716-283-8741 / Facility size, sq ft: / 70,000
Fax #: / Established: / 1932
Plant Manager: / Frank Buzelli / Closing: / 5/08
Weaver’s Potato Chips plant closing in Lincoln, Ne
The owners of Weaver's brand potato chips are closing their Lincoln, Nebraska plant, leaving 70 employees without jobs. Affinity Management, operated under the Weaver's name has produced snacks and chips sold in the US, Mexico and Central America since 1932.
Plant Name: / Weaver’s Potato Chip / SIC: / 2096Address: / 1600 Center Park Rd / Manufactured: / Food products
City, state, zip: / Lincoln, Ne 68512 / # people: / 70
Telephone #: / 402-423-6625 / Facility size, sq ft: / 63,000
Fax #: / 402-423-0492 / Established: / 1932
Plant Manager: / Dan Coch / Closing: / 4/08
SIC 22, 23 Textile Products
Military uniform contractor closing Mississippi plant
American Power Source has told employees that its Columbus, Mississippi plant will be shutting their doors by April, 2008. It supplied uniforms for American soldiers since 2003.
Plant Name: / American Power Source / SIC: / 2325Address: / 826 7th Ave S / Manufactured: / Men’s clothing
City, state, zip: / Columbus, Ms 39701 / # people: / 200
Telephone #: / 662-328-2173 / Facility size, sq ft: / 28,000
Fax #: / Established: / 2003
Plant Manager: / Brad Curtis / Closing: / 3/08
Swift Galey closing Gastonia, NC fiber plant
Swift Galey, a company that makes yarn used in several fabrics has decided to shut its Gastonia, NC plant, costing 250 people their jobs. Swift Galey said the plant will close by April.
Plant Name: / Swift Galey / SIC: / 2282Address: / 1910 Hunt Ave / Manufactured: / Cotton yarns
City, state, zip: / Gastonia, NC 28054 / # people: / 250
Telephone #: / 704-864-5797 / Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #: / 704-854-9498 / Established: / 1988
Plant Manager: / Bill Faulk / Closing: / 4/08
CHF closing Fall River, Ma textile plant
A Fall River, Massachusetts textile plant will end manufacturing operations in March, resulting in the loss of 84 jobs. The plant, which makes curtains, is owned by CHF Industries. The company said in a statement that there was no longer a demand for the product made at the Fall River plant. CHF will continue to operate a distribution facility at the site.
Plant Name: / CHF Industries / SIC: / 2391Address: / 847 Pleasant St / Manufactured: / Window curtains
City, state, zip: / Fall River, Ma 02723 / # people: / 84
Telephone #: / 508-679-8141 / Facility size, sq ft: / 200,000
Fax #: / 508-677-1611 / Established:
Plant Manager: / Norman Sorel / Closing: / 3/08
Equipment Contact: / Diane Jones
SIC 24, 25 Wood Products
Child Craft Industries outsourcing Indiana furniture manufacturing
Citing overseas competition and the need to outsource its furniture manufacturing, Child Craft Industries in New Salisbury, Indiana intends to lay off most of its workforce, 80 employees, starting in mid-October. The outsourcing is expected to completed by September 2009. Child Craft manufactures wooden baby cribs, changing tables and children's bedroom furniture.
Plant Name: / Child Craft Industries / SIC: / 2511Address: / 1010 Keller Dr NE / Manufactured: / Juvenile furniture
City, state, zip: / New Salisbury, In 47161 / # people: / 80
Telephone #: / 812-206-2200 / Facility size, sq ft: / 800,000
Fax #: / Established: / 1911
Plant Manager: / Melissa Trater / Closing: / 9/09
Purchasing Manager: / Clinton Voyles
Pembrook Chair closing Claremont, NC plant
A majority of the employees of a Catawba County, NC company will be affected as a result of it’s closing. Pembrook Chair in Claremont will shut down after 29 years of operation. There are about 110 people working at Pembrook, a small portion of those employees will be transferred to another plant. The reason for the closing is the company was bought by the Southern Furniture with plans to continue to market goods under the Pembrook name. Manufacturing will shift to their plant in Conover.
Plant Name: / Pembrook Chair / SIC: / 2512Address: / 2702 Heart Dr / Manufactured: / Upholstered chairs
City, state, zip: / Conover, NC 28613 / # people: / 110
Telephone #: / 828-459-2163 / Facility size, sq ft: / 60,000
Fax #: / 828-459-0646 / Established: / 1978
Plant Manager: / Joe Kaylor / Closing: / 4/08
SIC 26, 27 Pulp, Paper Products
Rock-Tenn closing Chicopee, Ma box plant
CHICOPEE - Rock-Tenn Corp has informed its 110 employees at its Champion Drive plant that the company is closing its Chicopee, Massachusetts facility. The company has been located in Chicopee for more than 25 years and makes folding cartons.
Plant Name: / Rock-Tenn / SIC: / 2657Address: / 77 Champion Dr / Manufactured: / Boxes
City, state, zip: / Chicopee, Ma 01020 / # people: / 110
Telephone #: / 413-593-5911 / Facility size, sq ft: / 62,000
Fax #: / 413-593-2882 / Established:
Plant Manager: / Majid Tafazoli / Closing: / 3/08
News Page closing multiple paper operations
A paper operation in Chillicothe, Ohio will be closed this year as part of a consolidation following News Page's acquisition of Stora Enso. The converting plant in Chillicothe, where 160 people work, along with operations in two other states will be shuttered, eliminating more than 700 jobs combined. The converting facility in Chillicothe is scheduled to close by the end of November after machinery and work are transferred to plants in Luke, Md., and Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
Plant Name: / Stora Enso North America / Stora Enso North America / Newspage ServicesAddress: / 1101 Mill St / 433 N Main St / 35 Harford St
City, state, zip: / Niagara, Wi 54151 / Kimberly, Wi 54236 / Rumford, Me 04276
Telephone #: / 715-251-3151 / 920-788-3511 / 207-369-2215
Fax #: / 715-251-1730
Plant Manager: / John Reichert / Mark Simpson / Jim Burns
SIC: / 2672 / 2672 / 2621
Manufactured: / Paper mill / Coated paper / Paper mills
# people: / 160 / 700 / 30
Facility size, sq ft: / 61,000 / 190,000 / 24,000
Established:
Closing: / 11/08 / 11/08 / 11/08
Georgia-Pacific closing Batavia, Ohio paper plant
Georgia-Pacific has announced they are closing their plant on Curliss Lane in Batavia, Ohio.
At least 100 jobs will be lost at the facility. Closure will end these jobs by April. The plant specialized in paper packaging. Georgia-Pacific said the cost of energy and fiber as well as a depressed paper products market were the reasons for the closing.
Plant Name: / Georgia-Pacific / SIC: / 2653Address: / 4225 Curliss Ln / Manufactured: / Boxes
City, state, zip: / Batavia, Oh 45103 / # people: / 100
Telephone #: / 513-536-3020 / Facility size, sq ft: / 66,000
Fax #: / Established:
Plant Manager: / Ed Ford / Closing: / 4/08
SIC 28 Energy & Chemical Products
Lenier to close pharmaceutical manufacturing at Wilson, NC plant
Lenier Health Products is closing its manufacturing facility in Wilson, NC. Lenier said some 171 jobs will be eliminated by the closure. The “consolidation” of the plant is to be completed in March. The closure will result in costs of up to $4 million.
Plant Name: / Lenier Health Products / SIC: / 2834Address: / 4409 Airport Drive / Manufactured: / Generic pharmaceuticals
City, state, zip: / Wilson, NC 27896 / # people: / 171
Telephone #: / 252-291-9100 / Facility size, sq ft:
Fax #: / 252-291-5817 / Established: / 1983
Plant Manager: / Joe Nolett / Closing: / 3/08
Columbia Paints closing Helena, Mt plant
Ten jobs will disappear in March with the closing of the Columbia Paints & Coatings manufacturing plant in Helena, Mt. Founded in 1947, Columbia Paints was bought late last summer by Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams, which announced that the plant will be shuttered. Production capacity here will move to the Columbia plant in Spokane, Wash.
Plant Name: / Columbia Paints / SIC: / 2851Address: / 1517 Dodge Ave / Manufactured: / Paints
City, state, zip: / Helena, Mt 59601 / # people: / 10
Telephone #: / 406-442-7650 / Facility size, sq ft: / 10,000
Fax #: / 406-449-3886 / Established: / 1947
Plant Manager: / Mike Bertram / Closing: / 3/08
Sandoz closing Laurelton, NY plant
Sandoz is closing down and laying off 193 employees at 227-15 N. Conduit Ave. in Laurelton, NY. The Laurelton plant manufactures generic pharmaceuticals.
Plant Name: / Sandoz / SIC: / 2833Address: / 227-15 N Conduit Ave / Manufactured: / Generic pharmaceuticals
City, state, zip: / Laurelton, NY 11413 / # people: / 193
Telephone #: / 718-276-8600 / Facility size, sq ft: / 106,000
Fax #: / 718-949-3120 / Established: / 1945
Plant Manager: / Steve Chezum / Closing: / 4/08
SIC 30, 31 Plastics, Rubber & Leather Products