A major employer in southern Illinois has shut down. WNIN’s John Gibson has the story:
First Brands Group says Champion Labs in Albion has closed permanently.
First Brands says as many as one-thousand employees have been notified of their termination.
The company has been seeking a buyer for the plant in Edwards County but a press release states “unexpected events prevented the sale of the facility to a promising bidder.”
Champion Labs is an automotive filter manufacturer that’s been operating in Illinois since the mid-1950’s.