Super Steel Corporation

Super Steel Products Corp. of Milwaukee announced recently that it will close its factory in Glenville, N.Y., in April, in a move that will result in the loss of 175 jobs, according to a notice sent to the New York Department of Labor. Super Steel said in a statement that it regretted the move, which was the result of "the dramatic downturn in the global and national economies and a steep decline in orders." Based on Milwaukee's northwest side, the company makes rail cars for freight railroads and commuter rail systems. "In the past few months, we have seen dramatic and unprecedented reductions and cancellations of orders by our customers in the freight locomotive, transit and transportation sectors of our business," the company's statement said. "Without substantial new orders, we cannot sustain the employees at the plant beyond the time frame outlined above."