Kearney factory hit by layoffs

Kearney factory hit by layoffs

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A company is laying off most of its workers at its Kearney plant. Eaton Corporation said Wednesday it will stop making engine valves at the factory but will keep making gears. Spokesman Tom Nellenbach would not confirm the exact number of layoffs, but he told Channel 8 that most of the 300 employees at the plant...

Eaton laying off 219 people in Kearney, shutting down valve manufacturing

Trevor Lee, president of Economic Development Corp. for Buffalo County, said the layoffs will constitute a 70% reduction, from 313 employees down to 94 at the Kearney plant.