By Jennifer Serda – A LaGrange plant is going out of business

AE Light Metal Casting filed bankruptcy earlier this month and says they expect to close the LaGrange plant at the end of May.

Currently 33 people work at the plant but at its peek, it employed 100 people. The plant had expected to employ 295 workers but says demand for their products had forced layoffs.

AE Light Metal Casting makes aluminum casting for auto industry.

The LaGrange Development Authority owns the building AE Light Metal Casting is in and says they are showing the building to another company.
AE Light Metal Casting did not supply any products to the KIA plant in West Point.

Tags: aluminum

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