The Quaker Oats Company has confirmed that it is permanently closing its factory at 1703 E. Voorhees St. in Danville. More than 500 employees will be affected, Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. said.
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DANVILLE — Reactions and statements from state and local officials continue to come in after this week s announcement that Quaker Oats in Danville will close in June.
The Danville Quaker Oats plant, owned by PepsiCo and one of Vermilion County s largest manufacturing employers since 1969, will be closing its doors in June.