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28 November 2024

Rusk County Plant Announces Closure, Consolidation

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Rusk County Plant Announces Closure, Consolidation

More than 300 people in Rusk County now have to decide if they’re going to move with their jobs to Illinois.

JELD-WEN yesterday announced it is closing its window plant in Hawkins, in Rusk County. The company says it’s consolidating the plant into another facility in central Illinois. About 340 people work at the plant in Hawkins. The company says they will have the opportunity to apply for open jobs at the Illinois plant.

The company says most of the transitions will happen by August, though the full move will last into next year.

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