Jacksonville Business to Close Down
Posted/updated on: January 27, 2012 at 7:46 am
JACKSONVILLE —- Jacksonville business Aonvoy Plastics will soon be no more. According to KETK, CEO Raymond Grubbs says even though he’s disappointed, the bad economy caught up to them, and it’s just business. Grubbs said he did the best he could to keep business open after buying assets from TallyHo Plastics a year ago, but signs of growth weren’t happening fast enough. Aonvoy employed about 35 people who now will have to start their job search all over again.
Jacksonville Finance Director Freddy Thomas says it’s not the only Jacksonville company that’s had to say goodbye over the past few years. Thomas says the Jacksonville Economic Development Corporation is working hard to bring new businesses to town so folks aren’t forced to go elsewhere.
Grubbs told KETK he is working to move customers’ business to other factories, and to help find new jobs for his employees. He broke the news to them back in December, he says.
