ProBuild Plans to Close Yorkville, Westmont Facilities
The building materials manufacturer plans to close a facility next Boombah Inc.'s anticipated new location.
Building materials manufacturer ProBuild Lumber plans to close its Yorkville and Westmont facilities by the end of the year, a move that will cost 96 jobs at the Yorkville facility. The company stated “industry conditions in some markets continue to be very challenging,” in a letter to suppliers earlier this month, according to ProSales magazine. The move signals the company leaving the Chicago market, according to ProSales. Yorkville Mayor Gary Golinski said ProBuild had been a good employer that also generated about $175,000 in sales tax revenue for the city. “As disappointed as I am, I’d be even more concerned if they were leaving Yorkville for another community,” Golinski wrote in an e-mail. “But, this was a macro business decision …
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