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Columbus Plant To End Production

Colorado-based Ball Corporation plans to end production

at its metal beverage packaging plants in Columbus and Gainesville, Florida by the end of the year, a move that could cost 235 employees their jobs. The company says demand for standard 12-ounce beverage cans is declining while demand for specialty beverage can packaging is growing. The Columbus plant makes standard 12-ounce cans. Ball says the 110 employees in Columbus and 125 employees in Gainesville may apply for open positions in the company. 

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.