Battery distribution site to close in Dixon; 125 jobs lost
Posted April 03, 2020 7:00 am
DIXON, Ill. (AP) - Energizer Holdings is closing a battery distribution site in northwestern Illinois, laying off 125 employees, SaukValley.com reported.
Layoffs will begin in May at the Rayovac packaging and distribution center in Dixon, according to a notice filed with the state.
The center has been open since 2003 and ships about 11 million cases of batteries each year.
In 2018, Spectrum Brands Holdings made a deal to sell its batteries and appliance division to Energizer, SaukValley.com reported.
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