Apex Tool Group says it is closing its central New York plant sooner than expected.
The company says its plant in Cortland will close by the end of October — two months earlier than previously announced.
Apex spokesperson Kelly Blask tells The Post-Standard of Syracuse workers have begun receiving formal notice of the pending layoffs. The facility employs 89 people.
In May, the company said it planned to close the factory by the end of the year and move its work to plants in York, Pennsylvania, and Sumter, South Carolina. The company says the Cortland facility has been operating below capacity for some time.
Apex makes wire rope, chain fittings and overhead lifting devices. It's been in business for 181 years in Cortland, located 30 miles south of Syracuse.
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