11/02/09 - Madison County
A Jackson manufacturing plant
has announced it will shut its doors unless it can find a
buyer in the next month.
Employees with Intermet received
memos, informing them permanent layoffs will begin in
December. According to Huron Consulting Services, Intermet,
which is currently in bankruptcy proceedings, is working to
find a buyer for the west Jackson plant, but if one is not
found the plant will close. One person we spoke with said
nearly 60 people work at Intermet.
The plant makes cast metal
components for automotive and commercial vehicles for
manufacturers around the world.