Twice in one day I learned about a Carmeuse Lime facility that closed. (
Chicago has already lost their kilns.) Carmeuse Lime bought the Huron Lime plant and then told the 30 employees that they would shut down after the existing stone piles had been processed in about 30 days. The plant doesn't make just cement. It also makes "quicklime and related calcium products [used in] a variety of applications, including steel processing, chemical manufacturing, construction, agricultural and water treatment.” [
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When you look at a satellite image, the land is in a prime location for marinas, restaurants, and condos. Those developments should create more than 30 jobs. But they won't be as high paying or have as many benefits as the jobs that are being lost. (The land in Chicago is not in condo territory. It will probably remain "brown land," and its closing will help contribute to the exodus from Chicago and Illinois.)
Don Lee observed "If things play out the way this story suggests they will, this will (besides ending 31 jobs and shutting down one of the town's major employers) end Huron's activity as a port -- and making the Adam E. Cornelius/Algoma Compass's departure the last sailing." (
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Looking at a satellite image, it appears two lakers used the port for winter layover.
I just want to say.....I know more info on the lime plant. My friend and I went to Cedar point a week ago. We met a guy who works at the Carmeuse plant in Bettsville Ohio. We were talking about jobs and the subject came up. He told us the Huron plant is just idling and Carmeuse may start up the plant if the demand for concrete/lime goes up. On a facebook page for Huron, a woman who worked in the lab there told people they are only moving the lime piles off premises and may also use the site for storage.
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