Fifteen people will lose their jobs when a national distributor of baked goods shuts down its branch here later this month.
BakeMark, a wholesale supplier of baking products based in California, will close its branch here in mid-July, said Justin Averell, business representative for Teamsters Local 377, which represents 11 Teamsters working for BakeMark in Austintown. Four non-union employees also will be laid off.
The California-based company has decided not to renew its lease on its Victoria Road warehouse, which expires July 31, Averell said.
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