(Walkerton, IN) - A manufacturing facility in Walkerton is closing.
Company leaders at Owens Corning have notified the town that their plant there will permanently close, at the cost of about 130 jobs. According to Owens Corning, layoffs will begin on September 19 and continue through October, as operations at the facility wind down.
No reason was given for the shutdown. The Walkerton Owens Corning plant is a non-union facility.
