Brown Deer-based U-Line Corp., a manufacturer of refrigeration, ice making and wine preservation products, plans to close its plant at 8900 N. 55th St., according to a newly filed WARN notice. The closure will affect 71 employees.
U-Line expects the Brown Deer facility, which is listed as its company headquarters online, to end production and close on July 31, according to the notice. However, the closing date may extend to Aug. 29 depending on “business conditions.”
Elgin, Illinois-based The Middleby Corp., parent company of U-Line, plans to relocate its refrigeration brands to a new manufacturing facility currently being built in Greenville, Michigan.
“We expect to transition the manufacturing of U-Line product to the new factory this summer,” according to a representative with the company.
Mass relocation was not offered to U-Line employees but the will be able to apply for a position at the Greenville facility.
