WEST BURLINGTON A West Burlington electrification manufacturer will cease production this summer, impacting about 300 workers.
ABB announced Thursday that it will shutter its West Burlington location by the end of June. The closure will impact the plant s 279 payroll employees, as well as a number of people contracted there through temp agencies. It s 300-plus jobs, said Jeremy Hess, director of economic development for the Greater Burlington Partnership, who learned of the upcoming closure Thursday from the plant manager. A lot of these folks are highly skilled workers. They re our neighbors and friends. . 2020 has been a horrible year already, and this is like a kick in the pants as you walk out the door.