Inside these posts: Factory closure

Visit our Filed page for categories. To browse by specific topic, see our Inside page. For a list of companies covered on this site, visit our Companies page.

 

Bob Evans Farms to close Illinois plant

Bob Evans Farms Inc. says it will immediately close a food production plant in the west-central Illinois city of Galva.

The Columbus, Ohio-company on Monday said the reasons were excess capacity and diminishing live sow market supply. The company says the closure affects about 70 employees. But some of those employees could have the chance to transfer jobs within Bob Evans Farms Inc. Get the full story »