date:Mar 21, 2014
ConAgra Foods plans to shut down two of its manufacturing facilities in western New York by February 2015, putting 400 jobs at risk.
The plants in Dunkirk and Fredonia communities of Chautauqua County will be shut down in phases, the company officials said.
A ConAgra spokesman said that the closures are slated to commence in summer this year.
The move will allow the company to operate more efficiently, he added.
Chautauqua County executive Vince Horrigan said that ConAgra's decision will imp