Prairie Farms Dairy Processing Plant Closing, 52 Positions To Be Eliminated

Prairie Farms fluid milk processing plant in Fulton, Kentucky will close by June 30th. General Manager David Atchley notified the Kentucky Division of Workforce and Employment Services Tuesday that the plant closure will result in 52 eliminated positions.

Atchley said employees will be provided severance pay and benefits, which will begin after the closure. Kentucky Career Center Business Services Manager Michelle DeJohn said her department will be sending a rapid response service to the region.

“It’s a team of all the agencies partnering in the career center to tell the impacted workforce about the services that are available to them for their transition,” DeJohn said.  

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