RIPON, WI (WHBL/KFIZ) - ConAgra Foods says layoffs will begin in mid-October at one of two cookie plants in Ripon.
It was back in May the company said it would close the plant at 420 East Oshkosh Street that makes soft-baked cookies for private labels. The plant will close at the end of the year, and the company says its around 285 employees can apply for other jobs within the firm. The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board is providing services to affected workers.
A nearby plant that makes wafer cookies will stay open.