Blue Diamond Growers, a cooperative of almond growers in the US is to shut and sell its plant in midtown Sacramento, California.

Blue Diamond Growers made a shocking announcement Friday, deciding to close its historic Midtown Sacramento manufacturing plant.

Blue Diamond Growers will be winding down operations and leaving its historic midtown Sacramento almond plant, the company announced Friday.

Blue Diamond Growers will close its historic Sacramento plant, affecting 600 jobs. The 53-acre site offers a major redevelopment chance for the city.

Hundreds of Blue Diamond Growers employees in Sacramento will lose their jobs after the company announced Friday that it will shut down operations at its Midtown plant.

In 1995, Blue Diamond received some $20 million worth of incentives to keep its plant in midtown, as local politicians feared the move that will now happen.

Blue Diamond Growers announced it will move its almond operations to Turlock and Salida in Stanislaus County. Around 600 jobs will be affected in next two years.

Blue Diamond Growers announced it will shut its midtown Sacramento plant, moving operations to Turlock & Salida. Around 600 jobs will be affected in next two years.

Blue Diamond Growers is winding down operations at its Sacramento plant, impacting 600 jobs.

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