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GE Oakville Light Bulb Factory Demolished
General Electric Corp.’s consumer products division shut down the light bulb manufacturing plant in Oakville, Ont., with the loss of about 180 jobs in 2009. Now the demolition of the building has taken place with concern over handling mercury and asbestos found in the debris properly. The plant made incandescent, fluorescent and halogen light bulbs … Continue reading
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Oakville GE Light Bulb Plant Demolished
The notice went out in 2009 that the GE light bulb factory was closing down and along with it went about 150 local jobs. The reason was that with the popularity of new style light bulbs, there was less worldwide demand for the older type along with overproduction. With the demolition came concerns of handling … Continue reading
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