Dragon owner rejects offer to sell cement plant
THOMASTON — The owner of the Dragon cement plant has rejected an offer to sell the facility.
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THOMASTON — The owner of the Dragon cement plant has rejected an offer to sell the facility.
View the Courier-Gazette for Thursday, September 14, 2023
The company cited escalating operating and logistical costs for the plant's closure, which will result in the loss of 65 jobs.
THOMASTON -- Dragon Products, a large Midcoast employer and the town's largest property taxpayer, informed its workers on Wednesday that the company plans to shut down the cement plant.
The hulking Dragon Cement plant will start idling in December, laying off about 65 workers over the coming year.