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AGC Flat Glass Layoffs

March 4th, 2009 No comments

AGC Flat Glass will lay off 16 employees Monday at the Church Hill Greenland plant.

Chris Correnti, AGC Flat Glass Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary says the layoffs are temporary and the workers are subject to be called back.

He also says the company could lay off more people if the demand does not pick up in the coming months.

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AGC Flat Glass plans temporary layoff of 100 Kingsport workers; closes Bridgeport, West. Va. plant

February 9th, 2009 No comments

Bad news for employees of AGC Flat Glass with the closing of two plants and 100 layoffs in the Kingsport area.

Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2009

AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc., has announced that it has had to layoff approximately 180 workers due to the struggling global economy. In the past few years, AGC has downgraded its North American presence from nine plants to five plants, with the Jerry Run Plant in Taylor County being the only non-automated plant the company operates in North America.

AGC Flat Glass North America will temporarily lay off 100 employees at its Blue Ridge Plant in Kingsport, the company announced Monday. Read more on Kingsport layoffs and West VA. plant