Bausch And Lomb Plant Getting Busier
(Rochester, NY) -- The Bausch and Lomb plant in Rochester is about get a lot busier. The company plans to move some contact lens manufacturing from Ireland to the facility on North Goodman Street. However, Bausch and Lomb says it will be able to take on the increased production without adding any jobs. Two lines of contact lenses will be added to the manufacturing process in Rochester. Meanwhile, 120 jobs will be lost in Ireland. Company officials say production costs are lower in Rochester than in Ireland. The change is expected by the end of the year. |