Battery manufacturer EnerSys Energy Products confirmed Friday afternoon that it has laid off more than 100 employees at its Warrensburg facility.
The company, with headquarters in Redding, Pa., produces thin plate lead batteries for a range of products under the Armasafe Plus, Genesis, Hawker, ODYSSEY and Powersafe brand names and is listed by Johnson County Economic Development Corporation’s website as the third largest employer in Johnson County, with a pre-layoff workforce of 668 people.
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