Forest River, Inc., one of the nation’s top makers of recreational vehicles, announced the closure of its California-based manufacturing facilities on Oct. 15.
More than 400 workers will lose their jobs about 13 days before Christmas at the company’s Hemet and Rialto locations, both less than 100 miles east of Los Angeles.
“The decision to close the California manufacturing operations stems from the rising cost of doing business in the state,” the company wrote in a press release Wednesday published by RV Business, an industry news site.
The company filed its mandatory 60-day notice with California on Wednesday.
Forest River, a Berkshire Hathaway company, plans to permanently close two plants in Southern California. According to the notice, 239 workers in Hemet and 176 in Rialto will be let go on Dec. 13….