Jayco closing Wakarusa RV plant, eliminating 134 jobs

Middlebury-based Jayco Inc. announced today it is closing its Entegra Coach subsidiary in Wakarusa and will relocate production of the subsidiary's products to Jayco's Middlebury facilities.

In a statement, Jayco said the closure will take place in February, and 134 employees will be laid off.

President and COO Derald Bontrager said in the statement the closure is the result of the "cruel impact" of negative economic conditions weighing down the RV industry.

All production of all Entegra Coach products will be shifted to Middlebury, however, the company will continue to build Entegra Coach products. Entegra Coach will operate with a separate dealer organization and a separate sales and product-development team, Bontrager said. All other aspects of Entegra Coach's ongoing operations will be integrated into Jayco's existing departments in Middlebury.

Entegra Coach products presently are made in the former Travel Supreme Corp. plant that Jayco purchased earlier this year.