Via Google News / Examiner.com on 7/22: The Avon Products plant in Springdale, Ohio is closing its doors and 590 people will soon be out of work. The company told employees today that the move means they will lose their jobs by 2011. The company revealed that they're moving production to plants in Illinois and Mexico. The Springdale plant makes color, skin care, and personal products.
Another 300 people at the call center will be moved from Springdale to other locations in Cincinnati, but they won't loose their jobs.
In February, Avon announced a restructuring program that would create an annual savings of about $200 million dollars by 2013. And, we know that "savings" often means layoffs. Avon predicted 25-hundred to 3-thousand job cuts, or about 7% of the company's workforce. The Ohio cuts are just one piece of the puzzle.