Waynesburg Plant Closing In Mid-April; 80 Losing Jobs

WAYNESBURG, Pa. — A European company that landed state funding last summer to build a $13.3 million regional hub at Speers Industrial Park in Washington County has filed a WARN notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry that says it is closing its Waynesburg facility in Greene County next month, affecting 80 workers. TechnipFMC plc, based in London, serves the oil and gas industry around the world and has 40 facilities in the U.S. According to the WARN notice, the Waynesburg plant is to shut down as of April 14. The company’s U.S. operations are based in Houston, Texas.