Muncie box plant to close, ending 154 jobs

By Keith Roysdon, Star Press

kroysdon@muncie.gannett.com

MUNCIE - A longtime Muncie box-making plant is reportedly targeted for closing, ending the jobs of 154 workers.

The Graphic Packaging International plant on Butterfield Road - formerly Smurfit-Stone - will close in the coming months, according to a company announcement released this morning.