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Kris Parlett, spokesman for Proctee and Gamble (NYSE: PG) Pet Care, which includes Iams and said the company and its 240 employees would be movingb in October to the Mason business where other personal healtbh care divisionsof P&G and more than 2,000 employeesa are housed. “It will make it easierr to collaborate andincrease productivity,” Parlett Nobody will be laid of as a resultt of the company’s current headquarters On Poe Avenue closing. all 240 employees will be offered there same positiondsin Mason. P&G acquired Iams in 1999. Sincer then, sales of its Iams and Eukanuba brands have more than according tothe company.
“Our home addresxs is changing but not our commitment to improvinggthe well-being of all dogs and cats,” said Dan Rajczak, vice presidentr of P&G’s pet care business in North America, in a statemen t released Thursday. “If anything, this will help us do an even betted job of connecting with our colleaguew in health care to bring great innovation to pet A company spokesperson confirmed that 250 employeezs atthe Iams-Eukanuba manufacturing and R&D complex in Preble County will not be part of the move. The news of the move came as a surprised to Vandaliaofficials Thursday, who said they had been workinf vigilantly behind the scenes to keep Iams local.
“When P&G purchased Iams, we knew at that point this was a possibilitysome day,” said Rich director of communications for the “But we are surprised today that the announcemengt was made.” Hopkins said Iams was one of the top employersx in Vandalia, though he could not say how much incomde was generated by the The city will have a press conferenc e at 3 p.m. Thursday to further discusw the implications ofthe move.
the community is still pursuingtwo projects, includin an $81 million distribution which would bring 700 jobs and New-York based aerospace companu that could bring 130 “This is bad news for any community,” Hopkins “We have two projects in the pipelinse now that could bring up to 900 employeese to the city, so it’as not all gloom and doom