Leading RV Manufacturer Forest River Will Close California Plants

Citing the high cost of doing business in the state, the company will lay off 400 workers before Christmas.
Leading RV Manufacturer Forest River Will Close California Plants
A Coachmen Leprechaun RV made by Forest River stops in Joshua Tree National Park, Calif., on Jan. 2, 2019. Alex L. Dobuzinskis/Reuters
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Forest River, Inc., one of the nation’s top makers of recreational vehicles, announced the closure of its California-based manufacturing facilities on Oct. 15.

More than 400 workers will lose their jobs about 13 days before Christmas at the company’s Hemet and Rialto locations, both less than 100 miles east of Los Angeles.

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