Saturday, October 30, 2010
General Electric Motors Closes Owensboro Plant
KENTUCKY....
Owensboro's General Electric Motors Plant, which built electric motors for industries, closed its doors for good Friday. At its peak in 1996, the plant employed more than 6,600 workers, but last year that number had decreased to 109. Company officials say the closing was due to a lack of demand for the product and economic conditions. The local economic development office, state and local officials, and employees made proposals to keep the plant open, but they were rejected.
Owensboro's General Electric Motors Plant, which built electric motors for industries, closed its doors for good Friday. At its peak in 1996, the plant employed more than 6,600 workers, but last year that number had decreased to 109. Company officials say the closing was due to a lack of demand for the product and economic conditions. The local economic development office, state and local officials, and employees made proposals to keep the plant open, but they were rejected.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 7:16 PM 
