Auto parts maker idles 99 in Pierceton, Auburn

By Sherry Slater, The Journal Gazette

sslater@jg.net

FORT WAYNE - A Michigan-based auto parts maker is laying off about 100 workers in Pierceton and Auburn.

Contech LLC confirmed late Tuesday that 59 workers in its Pierceton operation will be part of a mass layoff scheduled to begin between July 1 and 8. The Kosciusko County plant, which employed 114 in April, will continue to operate, said Ralph Turner, Contech's human resources director.