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 NEWTON, Iowa (AP) - The wait ended Wednesday for thousands of workers of the former Maytag Corp., who learned they would lose their jobs and the only lives many have known for decades.
About 2,000 workers in Iowa have endured months of anxiety and many anticipated the worst, but hoped some jobs might be spared.
Whirlpool announced Wednesday that it plans to close three Maytag plants that make washers and dryers — one in Newton and the other two in Illinois and Arkansas — as part of a consolidation effort. The work is being consolidated at Whirlpool factories Clyde, Ohio, and Marion, Ohio, company spokesman Dan Verakis said.
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