ETTRICK, Wis. - An auto parts plant in western Wisconsin will close and is expected to move some production to Minnesota.
About 75 people are employed at the TRW Automotive plant in the Trempealeau (TREM'-pel-oh) County community of Ettrick. They make ignition switches, dome lights and other parts.
TRW spokesman John Wilkerson says layoffs are expected to begin in June.
He says some of the production should shift to TRW's Winona, Minn., facilities.
A year ago, the Ettrick plant employed twice as many people, with about 150.
TRW executives says the continued deterioration in the automotive industry makes the closure necessary.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-automotiveclosure,0,4676392.story
Saturday, April 25, 2009
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