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General Cable Industries Inc will invest $2.5 million to expand and relocate its production to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. The company announced in May that its manufacturing facilities in Franklin, Massachusetts, and Des Plaines, Illinois, would be closed and relocated, and has now confirmed that the facilities will be consolidated into its existing facility in Lawrenceburg. The relocated facilities principally produce data communications cables. The company estimates that it will be transferring around half of the production volume and manufacturing assets to Lawrenceburg. “Industry trends sometimes require us to consolidate operations in order to successfully compete in the market,” said Paul Furtado, vice president and manufacturing team leader, communication and assemblies plants. “While that’s a difficult situation, we are pleased that the Lawrenceburg team is ready and able to take on additional product lines.” “The skills of the Lawrenceburg team and their solid performanceweremajor factors as we considered our consolidation options,” said Mark Thackeray, senior vice president, global manufacturing and North American operations. “We look forward to much success at the Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, facility.”

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