First Brands Group, a global automotive parts company specializing in the premium original equipment aftermarket segment, notified Kansas officials Monday it was closing its facilities in Edgerton and Emporia, effective immediately.
The closures combined will lead to the layoff of more than 210 jobs.
The company’s Hopkins group operated a facility on West 185th Street in Edgerton, Kansas, where 72 employees were laid off Monday. An additional nine employees will lose their jobs as of April 30…