ACH closing; former HumKo plant to halt operations in '09

CHAMPAIGN – Employees of the ACH Food Companies plant in Champaign were told this morning the plant will close in six to nine months, according to a high-ranking official of Teamsters Local 26.

"I was totally shocked. They've been in negotiations with us. We're working on a contract extension," said the local's president, Pat Gleason.

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