A troubled auto parts company has informed Stanislaus County it will permanently close its distribution center in Patterson, resulting in almost 100 people losing jobs.
First Brands Group LLC, based in Cleveland, made the notification in February under the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act and California Labor Code.
In an initial WARN letter, First Brands said the Patterson distribution center on Keystone Parkway would close April 4. The company more recently changed the schedule of layoffs to 91 employees, effective April 4, and a remaining seven employees to be laid off April 30…