COMPANY TO LAY OFF APPROXIMATELY 80 IN PLANT CITY

Approximately 80 employees at the Leggett & Platt production facility have been given notice their jobs are being terminated because the company is shutting down operations at the location. The facility on the corner of South County Line Road and Fancy Farms Road also employs an additional 25 temporary workers. Leggett & Platt primarily manufactures bedding products. It employs more than 19,000 people, and its headquarters is in Carthage, Missouri. According to an employee, the Plant City facility built therapeutic adjustable beds used in hospitals, and adjustable beds for Temper-Pedic mattresses.

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