Rochester Company to Cease Operations
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowRochester-based Acument Global Technologies says it will permanently close its facility in the Fulton County city. In a notice to the state, the company says the move will result in the layoffs of nearly 60 employees.
The company, which manufactures screws, bolts, nuts and other components, says all affected employees have been notified. The company says the layoffs will begin October 23 and continue in phases through March of next year.
Positions being affected by the layoffs include assistant buyer, quality manager, and plant manager, among others.
Acument says the Rochester facility is not represented by a union, and there are no bumping rights.