Nearly 200 workers at the Ingersoll Rand plant in Athens learned the plant is closing.
According to a company spokesperson, the company is consolidating its operations with a facility in North Carolina.
Ingersoll Rand produced its line of tools at the facility in Athens. Workers were told they could apply for jobs in North Carolina or any other Ingersoll Rand plant.
All operations at the Athens plant will be phased out by the end of the year.