Rantoul workers notified of possible closure

RANTOUL – Collins & Aikman Corp. has notified employees at its Rantoul plants that the facilities could close in 60 days – even though Cadence Innovation has agreed to buy all three of them.

Collins & Aikman spokesman David Youngman confirmed Monday that all three plants in Rantoul are among the nine facilities Cadence plans to buy from Collins & Aikman.

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