Monday, March 30, 2009

Keystone RV layoffs begin April 3

Goshen-based Keystone RV said today it will move foreword with the previously announced closure of three northeast Indiana motor-home manufacturing facilities beginning April 3.

In a letter to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Keystone said it will permanently close two plants in Goshen and one in Howe. The closures will begin April 3, with 103 employees terminated. The company said it will lay off another 80 employees April 17 and conclude with 82 employees terminated May 1.

On Feb. 2, Keystone announced its plan to consolidate manufacturing facilities and lay off 350 workers, or 15 percent of the company's total work force, as part of its effort to improve efficiencies.

Keystone's plants in Goshen are located at 2775 and 2642 Hackberry Drive, and its Howe plant is located at 7605 N. SR 9.

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