Kitchenware Maker to Close in Terre Haute
The Columbian Home Products plant was built in Terre Haute in 1902.
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowIllinois-based Columbian Home Products LLC has sent a letter to the state saying it intends to close its plant in Terre Haute and lay off 82 workers.
According to the WARN letter sent to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the layoffs will begin on December 1. The company expects the layoffs to be permanent.
Columbian Home Products produces home goods and kitchenware, such as pots and pans. The DWD describes the factory as “fabricated metal product manufacturing.” Inside INdiana Business has reached out to the company for more information, but have not heard back.
According to the company website, Columbian Home Products LLC dates back to 1871, when it was originally named the Bellaire Stamping Company. In 1902, the factory was built in Terre Haute.
In addition to the Terre Haute plant, the company also has a facility in the northwest Chicago suburb of North Barrington.
A notification letter to the state is required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. WARN is a U.S. labor law that mandates employers with 100 or more employees to provide a 60-day warning of a plant closing or mass layoffs.