The former Red Wing plant in Dunkirk has been sold to Refresco Beverages. The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency purchased the property at 26 East Talcott Street in 2015. Red Wing, later known as Carriage House and then ConAgra, … [Read more...]
Manufacturing Jobs Continue to Decline in Chautauqua County
ALBANY - Manufacturing Jobs in Chautauqua County continue to go down. The New York State Department of Labor's labor statistics department is reporting 8,900 manufacturing jobs in the county for the month of December – marking the lowest number on … [Read more...]
ConAgra Reaches Severance Deal with Workers, Will Sell Facilities with No Restrictions
FREDONIA - The food processing company that’s pulling its operation from Fredonia and Dunkirk will be selling its north county facilities with no restrictions. In addition, ConAgra Foods has also reached a severance deal with the more than 420 … [Read more...]
Organizers Host Rally in Fredonia to Show Solidarity for Carriage House Employees
FREDONIA - A large group of community leaders, labor organizers and local residents were in Fredonia on Thursday afternoon to show their support and solidarity for more than 400 workers who’ve already lost or will be losing their job at the Carriage … [Read more...]
County Begins Effort to Find a Business to Move into Carriage House Facilities
DUNKIRK - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan says he’s been working on finding a new company to fill the void that is being left by ConAgra Foods pulling out of the North County. Last week it was announced that ConAgara, which operates the … [Read more...]
Robertson Calls on U.S. Justice Department to Review ConAgra for Possible Anti-Trust Violations
DUNKIRK - The Ithaca Democrat running for Congress says the U.S. Justice Department should investigate a national food processing company that is pulling out of Northern Chautauqua County for possible anti-trust violations. Democratic 23rd … [Read more...]
Carriage House to Close within a Year, Over 400 Jobs Will be Lost
DUNKIRK - Another north county business will soon be closing, resulting in the elimination of more than 400 jobs. A report this morning from Time Warner News says that workers at the Carriage House plants in Dunkirk and Fredonia have confirmed … [Read more...]
Johnson Receives Endorsement from Schumer
The Democratic candidate for Chautauqua County Executive has received a major endorsement from one of the country’s top democrats. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer this week endorsed Fredonia businessman and former Pomfret Town Justice Ron Johnson for … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Carriage House to Lay Off 118 in April
Another local business will be laying off a large number of employees in the coming weeks. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting this morning that Carriage House in Dunkirk has given a 90-day layoff notice to 118 workers. The announcement came from … [Read more...]
