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General Electric To Close Circleville Plant

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published September 1, 2016 at 5:58 AM EDT
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Hundreds of General Electric workers in Circleville will be out of a job by this time next year. The company announced yesterday its light bulb factory will close in August 2017, citing a drop in demand for its incandescent and halogen bulbs. At least 200 people work at the plant.

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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