Energizer closing manufacturing facility in Wisconsin, 135 employees without a job

PORTAGE, Wis. (WFRV) – Corporate officials at Energizer, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of batteries, have announced their intentions to close one of their facilities in south-central Wisconsin.

According to a letter submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Energizer’s facility located at 2851 Portage Road in the city of Portage will be closing down, subsequently laying off 135 employees who work at the plant.

The letter from Energizer states that all affected employees are aware of the plant closure, and their eventual separation from employment will be permanent.

The first wave of layoffs is expected to happen on March 5. Additional separations are expected to occur in the following months until the plant ceases operations in December...

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Ken Notes: Ouch, I wish Wisconsin could move in the direction of "Next Gen" battery production.