ORANGE COUNTY
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Businesses Leaving County: Mark Industries in Brea and GE Capital Corp., with two offices in Orange, said they are pulling out of Orange County, resulting in the loss of about 200 jobs. The Wisconsin parent company of Mark Industries, a manufacturer of heavy construction machinery, is consolidating operations in its Waverly, Iowa, facilities, effective Sept. 1. About 50 county jobs will be lost. GE Capital, the financial services arm of General Electric Co., is consolidating its customer service operations into its Atlanta, Ga., office on Sept. 1. It is also merging its collections operation into its Merriam, Kan., office on Oct. 1. Those moves will cost the county about 150 jobs.
