CLEVELAND (AP) -- Alcoa Inc. says soft demand for some of its products is leading the company to drop the third shift at a Cleveland area plant and lay off 71 workers.
Alcoa spokeswoman Marian Lowes blames a "depressed economy" for the cutbacks at its Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) Heights facility. She says the Pittsburgh-based manufacturing giant has seen reduced demand for aerospace products and forged specialty wheels.
Workers were informed on Wednesday about the layoffs, which take effect Monday.
What's known as Alcoa's Cleveland Works plant has about 700 employees and produces many types of wheels, as well as major components for military aircraft.
