400 more northeast Indiana jobs lost to auto parts plant closings

MARTY SCHLADEN and JENNI GLENN, The Journal Gazette

mschladen@jg.net; jglenn@jg.net

Call it Dismal December.

Wednesday brought news that hundreds more manufacturing jobs are being lost to the northeast Indiana economy.

The Dalton Corp. foundry in Kendallville, the Multiplex plant in Howe and the Vibracoustic N.A. plant in Ligonier will close, their owners said. In all, at least 400 jobs will be lost in two counties with unemployment rates already among the most severe in Indiana.