Pace Industries idled its operations in Harrison and Fayetteville this week, putting nearly 600 jobs on hold during the nation's coronavirus crisis.
Founded in Harrison in 1970, the non-automotive aluminum die-cast manufacturer now has its headquarters in Fayetteville. The shutdown affected about 450 workers in Harrison and about 120 in Fayetteville, Bob Largent, president and chief executive officer of the Harrison Chamber of Commerce, said.
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Telephone calls to Pace officials weren't returned Friday.
Largent said the company still has maintenance workers and support staff at both facilities.
Largent also said Wabash National Corp., a wood products plant in Harrison, will have 285 employees return to work Monday, with the end of a long-planned shutdown unrelated to the pandemic.