Dana Incorporated says they will be closing the Lima facility in 2025. The company has confirmed that they are moving the production from the Lima plant, located at 777 Bible Road Lima, Ohio, to other plants in the United States by the end of 2025. The union workers were told about the move Wednesday morning. The plant has been in operation since 1970 and manufactures drive shafts for trucks and commercial vehicles.

Every month, the United Auto Workers, Local 1765 community service committee chooses a new non-profit project to help the area. Over 250 backpacks and 500 dollars in school supplies were fund raised in the third “Stuff the Bus” campaign. The donations will be given to Lima City Schools to hand out at their annual school supplies giveaway.

Dana Incorporated and the United Auto Workers, Local 1765 have teamed up to support multiple assisted living facilities in the area, as they remain on strict lockdowns. The automotive parts company and union donated grills, flowers, birdbaths, and feeders, and face masks to the nursing homes. They include The Greens at Lochhaven Assisted Living, Shawnee Manor, and Lost Creek Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. UAW’S community service committee asked the union for a donation for the project, and Dana matched it. The committee hopes adopting these assisted living facilities can provide some normalcy to the residents during this time.

Dana Incorporated is now up and running after a fire happened Sunday afternoon.

According to the bath township fire department, the fire began around 11:40 this afternoon in a piece of equipment and had spread to the ceiling of the building. Bath Fire Department Chief Joseph Kitchen said the fire department was able to extinguish the fire within 15 minutes.