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GM's Janesville plant closure has domino effect
Published October 22, 2008 - BizTimes Daily
The impact of General Motors Corp.'s decision to close its truck and sports utility vehicle assembly plant in Janesville is spilling over to other companies, with three suppliers to the plant announcing they too will close their doors and eliminate jobs.
Logistics Services Inc. (LSI) told the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development on Tuesday it will close its Janesville plant and lay off 159 workers. Flint Special Services Inc. also said Tuesday it will close its Janesville plant and lay off 28 workers. Both companies provide materials for the GM assembly line in Janesville.
Last Friday, Lear Corp. notified the state agency that it will eliminate 371 jobs, beginning Dec. 23. Lear supplies interiors and seating systems to the GM plant.
GM plans to close its Janesville plant by Dec. 23, eliminating more than 1,200 jobs.
