LITTLE ROCK — The GDX plant in Batesville that makes automotive parts and employs hundreds will close its doors, according to an online report by KTHV television news.
A press conference is expected later tonight according to reports.
The plant employs approximately 300.
A plant owned by GDX in Wabash, Indiana that employs about 800, which is in a similar situation as the one in Arkansas, is scheduled to close in November. An announcement of an expected close date for the Batesville facility has not been announced.
Get more information as it becomes available on Arkansas Online.