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Ingersoll-Rand will close its Princeton, Illinois, manufacturing plant next spring.

The closure will result in the layoff of 70 workers, effective March 31, 2026.

Production will be moved to other U.S.-based facilities to streamline operations.

PRINCETON — A North Carolina-based multinational manufacturing company has announced plans to cease operations at its Princeton, Illinois, plant and to lay off 70 workers at the site next spring.

Ingersoll-Rand, Inc. reported the layoffs on Oct. 10 as part of the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act , also known as the WARN Act. The layoffs will take place Mar. 31, 2026.

“We are sharing this news nearly six months in advance to give our employees time to prepare and to allow us to support them throu

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