Goodyear’s chemical plant on 56th Street in Niagara Falls, New York, is closing for good, and 51 people lose their jobs when it does on Dec. 30, according to a state layoff notice the Niagara Gazette reported. The tire maker told investors on Oct. 1 that its board had approved closing the Niagara Falls plant and a second chemical plant in Bayport, Texas, about 85 job reductions in all.
The plant has been part of the city for about 80 years. Spectrum News reports that the 28-acre site is expected to keep operating through the end of October, after which decommissioning begins. The layoff date on the state notice is later, which leaves two months between the end of production and the end of the paychecks for the people affected…