Shutdown Nearing For General Motors Spring Hill Plant

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By Eric White

SPRING HILL, Tenn. - General Motors will shut down its' production of the Chevy Traverse at the Spring Hill plant on Wednesday, November 24; the day before Thanksgiving.

About 1,000 of the remaining 1,800 GM workers will lose their job.

"A lot of them was hoping that they was going to get their time out, you know, here and be able to retire and it hasn't happened," said Spring Hill barber Diane Colley.

Colley said some of her clients have chosen the option to transfer to another GM plant.

"They really didn't want to leave it, but they've got to work," said Colley.

Spring Hill city administrators are bracing the city for the unknown.

City administrator Victor Lay said officials will continue courting new businesses which they hope will bring new jobs. Lay said Spring Hill officials remain optimistic.

"Long-term we're hopeful that there will be more GM jobs that will be coming back to this region," said Lay. "We know that it's going to be a trying time for a lot of folks."

No one knows if, or when, the GM jobs will return.

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