Councilwoman says city will help Anchor Glass employees find new jobs, site will be considered for other companies
The councilwoman said in a letter that the Office of Economic Development contacted Anchor a year ago when the city first heard it was considering closure. Anchor Glass Container Corporation’s Jacksonville facility is located at 2121 Huron Street on the Northwest side. It’s one of six bottle-making plants in the nation and was established in 1926.There was a memo given to employees on Monday that read “Effective today, November 18, 2024, the Jacksonville facility of Anchor Glass Container Corporation will idle the operations of tank 3 and shut down the Jacksonville plant.
A good portion of the workers were told to go home on the spot but some could transfer to other locations.The memo given to employees partially explains the reason for the closure.