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Sad News As Georgia Manufacturing Facility Closes Down

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Unfortunately, a manufacturing facility in Lithia Springs, Georgia, will be closing and all of the company's employees will be laid off soon.

A.L.P Lighting Components has filed a WARN notice with the Georgia Department of Labor advising them of the layoffs. In the WARN notice it stated that 55 employees working at a facility in Lithia Springs will be laid off as the facility is permanently closed.

Established in 1972, A.L.P. Lighting Components emerged as a prominent manufacturer of lighting components on a global scale. Their 133,000-square-foot plant, situated just outside of Atlanta, served as the hub for the production and fabrication operations.

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