Economic Development Futures Journal

Wednesday, March 31, 2004

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Some Bad News on the Job Front

Milwaukee-based automotive supplier Johnson Controls Inc. is transferring sun visor production from its plants in Holland, Mich., and Glasgow, Ky., to a Mexican factory, resulting in a loss of 1,065 U.S. jobs.

The company will lay off 885 workers at its Southview component plant in Holland and 180 employees in Glasgow. Those are the only two U.S. locations where it makes visors for cars and trucks assembled in North America.

The affected workers will be a mix of salaried and hourly employees, company officials said Monday. They declined to further break down the layoff numbers.

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