Forrest City Sanyo plant scheduled to end television production

Sanyo Manufacturing announced Tuesday they will end production at their plant in Forrest City, a plant where they've built televisions for 30 years. At its peak the plant employed over 750 people -- Sanyo will continue to house its warehousing and distribution facilities there, along with engineering, sales and customer service employees. According to KAIT, around 75 employees will stay in Forrest City.

"It's almost like you are losing a family member. You know it is possibly terminal, but you are waiting for a miracle," said Forrest City Chamber of Commerce Exec. Dir. and State Representative David Dunn.