Goodbye in Marion.

AuthorMayer, Kathy
PositionEast-Central Indiana update: the region's top business stories. - Grant County Economic Development Growth Council - Brief Article

Goodbye in Marion. Thomson Multimedia's declining employment in Marion bottomed out at zero in March when the remaining 990 workers learned of the immediate shutdown of the 1-million-square-foot plant. At one time, the television picture tube manufacturer employed as many 3,000 workers.

Besides the loss of jobs, "We've obviously got challenges marketing the facility," says Tim Eckerle, executive director of the Grant County Economic Development Growth Council.

In more positive news, Indianapolis software developer TechnoSoft, founded in 1997 and currently employing just two, announced in May...

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