BLUFFTON, Ind. (WOWO): A major employer in Bluffton is shutting down.
The Buckhorn plant in Bluffton has announced plans to close, meaning 100 people will be losing their jobs. Mayor Ted Ellis tells the Bluffton News-Banner the move by the reusable packaging and material handling product maker comes as a “complete shock” that was dropped on employees during a meeting Monday night.
The company plans on shifting operations to its plant in Springfield, Missouri. Company officials call the decision “difficult” and say it won’t impact customers.
There’s currently no set date for the closing.
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This is bad news, wells county got hit back when nafta came in. Now a decent paying job has left, so Missouri, Hoosiers are just supposed to take this. The CEO,and CFO of buckhorn should be ashamed. “But that’s business right?” Goodluck out there remember karma and taxes are not your friend. I have no ties to this story but I happen to live in bluffton. Smh I feel for the families. But Buckhorn didn’t think about them. Not even once!
Nafta has nothing to do with it.The plant here in green county makes prifits. The other plant continues to slide. Its also a smaller operation there in bluff and the plant here absorbed it. But u can come to Springfield location and arms will embrace u buckhorn sisters and brothers.