And that’s that. The last auto manufacturing facility remaining on the West Coast, New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) will close its doors today, sending home all of the 4,700 workers. The hugging, kissing and crying in the facility began last week, as Toyota began sending people home.
Until Wednesday, 3,200 people left their workplace for good, with an additional 1,000 more doing the same on Wednesday.
The final act at the NUMMI facility is scheduled to take place on Friday, at 12:40… (read more)