Closure of Grimes medical supply facility will affect dozens of workers
GRIMES, Iowa — A medical supply facility in Grimes will be closing later this year, leaving dozens of workers without a job.
American Contract Services, a company that provides package and sterilization manufacturing services for healthcare facilities, announced it would be closing its Grimes facility. According to the Iowa WARN Notification List, 62 employees will be laid off on July 31 when the facility closes.
WHO 13 News reached out to Owens & Minor, the company that owns American Contract Services, for comment, but has not heard back.
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