11-5-15 kraft, heinz, quad graphics all announce plant closings

SUSSEX, Wis. (AP) — Quad/Graphics Inc. plans to close its printing plants in Augusta, Georgia, and East Greenville, Pennsylvania, this year. Together, the two plants employ about 650 people. A company spokeswoman says Quad will move the work from the soon-to-be closed facilities to its other U.S. plants, including those in Wisconsin.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kraft Heinz says it will close seven factories in North America over the next two years as part of a downsizing to shed 2,600 jobs. The closures including in Madison, Wisconsin will slash the company’s North American factory workforce by nearly 15 percent, to 18,000 people at 41 factories. The company said it also will close its meat processing plant in Davenport, Iowa, and move production to a planned facility nearby.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers are calling for action to prevent an Oscar Mayer plant in Madison from closing. Kraft Heinz Food Company announced Wednesday it will close seven plants in North America, including the flagship Oscar Mayer plant in Madison. The plant currently employs about 1,000 people. State Senator Fred Risser and state Representative Chris Taylor, Madison Democrats whose districts include the plant, call the announcement “gut wrenching.”