Nearly 100 workers lose jobs at Plaquemine plant

Nearly 100 contract maintenance workers lost their jobs at a vinyl manufacturing plant in Plaquemine. The workers were employed by Turner Industries but were assigned to maintenance positions at Georgia Gulf. Georgia Gulf spokeswoman Ashley Mendoza could not give an exact number but said the number of laid-off employees was between 75 and 100. Georgia Gulf manufactures vinyl that goes into products such as windows, siding, and other building and construction products. A spokesman for Turner Industries says the company would make every effort to assign the affected employees to jobs at other facilities.