Arizona Manufacturing Jobs Lost

One company's plan to close a local facility will result in the loss of more than 100 Arizona manufacturing jobs.

NN, Inc. recently announced that it will close Whirlaway Corporation, the company's Tempe-based metals manufacturing facility, in a move that will result in the loss of 130 jobs. According to an article by the Phoenix Business Journal, those workers will be offered severance payments, continuation of benefits and outplacement assistance from an unnamed company.

Tennessee-based NN, Inc. acquired its Tempe facility when the company purchased Whirlaway Corporation in 2006. The current condition of the economy, along with NN, Inc.'s long-term manufacturing strategy for Whirlaway, prompted the company to consolidate its manufacturing resources in Ohio.