Access Business Group's massive distribution center in Dayton will soon be vacant, but the company has yet to decide what to do with the building.
Access, which manufactures and distributes Amway Corp.
products, owns the 185,000- square-foot building and since February has been in the process of closing down the center.
The distribution center once employed 27 people, and is now run by between 12 to 15 contract workers, according to Candice Fleszar-Smith, a spokeswoman for the Ada, Mich., company.
The company plans to fully shut down operations by October.
In the meantime, Access has been working with Starbucks to help some of the laid-off workers find jobs at the coffee maker's new roasting and distribution plant in Minden, said Fleszar- Smith.
She didn't know how many if any Access workers found positions with Starbucks.
Access said the Dayton center's closure is due to increased efficiencies that allow the company to operate with fewer distribution points.
"Our business is strong, but changes need to be made to assure continuing growth," said Ken Davis, vice president of logistics.
"Business decisions affecting the people who have make Access Business Group a success are the most difficult, and are not taken lightly.We hope this transition will be as smooth as possible and creates new and positive opportunities for all."
The company's other distribution centers are in Michigan, Georgia, Hawaii, Texas and Washington.
They all remain open.
Another distribution center in New Jersey is also closing.
Access, and the better-known Amway, are both owned by Alticor Inc., a $4.5 billion manufacturer based in Ada, Mich.
Amway products include health and beauty and cleaning and laundry products sold by independent business owners.
Fleszar-Smith said the company is currently exploring its options for the building in Dayton, including leasing the building or selling it.
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