After more than 100 years in business, Sedalia-based Queen City Electric Company will close. Queen City President Mike Hurley told employees Monday that the closure of the electrical company had been debated for some time.
“This wasn’t a sudden decision, it’s just time,” Hurley said. “I’ve been working (at Queen City) for 40 years and am getting close to retirement age; my brother Jack is also close to retiring and there’s no one to take over the business.”
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