Sioux Falls' Industry for the Blind to close
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Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2008
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Nearly two-dozen visually impaired people will be out of jobs this fall with the closing of a longtime non-profit business in Sioux Falls.
South Dakota Industries for the Blind will shut down operations in October.
The organization has operated for nearly 60-years to provide manufacturing, packing and sorting jobs for people with disabilities.
A board of directors official says a downturn in the economy and mounting bills are forcing shutdown of the Sioux Falls plant.
South Dakota Industries for the Blind needed to raise $300,000 by the end of September to pay off debts, but board members said that was not likely.
South Dakota Industries for the Blind will shut down operations in October.
The organization has operated for nearly 60-years to provide manufacturing, packing and sorting jobs for people with disabilities.
A board of directors official says a downturn in the economy and mounting bills are forcing shutdown of the Sioux Falls plant.
South Dakota Industries for the Blind needed to raise $300,000 by the end of September to pay off debts, but board members said that was not likely.
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