Danville's FreightCar America Inc. laying off workers

DANVILLE – FreightCar America Inc. plans to cut nearly four of every five jobs at its Danville facility, starting this week.

FreightCar America Inc. started notifying workers this week about what it calls layoffs, according to information filed with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

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