WSFA is reporting today that BF Goodrich is closing the Opelika operation. “The BFGoodrich plant in Opelika will shut down in response to an “unprecedented drop in market demand,” according to company officials.” Read More at WSFA’s Webiste!
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on April 13, 2009. View the original page.
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