More jobs leaving Butler County

An aerospace supply chain business has closed in West Chester Twp., adding to the numbers of jobs lost in Butler County.

ATC Aerospace officials said it has relocated to Florida, but did not specify the number of jobs it had moved. A company official couldn’t be reached for comment.

Butler County has had four notices of mass layoffs this year from downsizings or closings at Kmart in Hamilton, MISA Metals in Middletown and BAE Systems and CEVA Logistics in West Chester Twp. It was also announced last month that a Liz Claiborne distribution facility would close in West Chester Twp., affecting approximately 400 jobs.

However, the county will also gain some jobs from GE Aviation, which said last week it is moving 300 employees to newly leased office space in West Chester Twp. Business retention successes include the 185 jobs kept at ThyssenKrupp Bilstein of America Inc., in Hamilton, a manufacturer of automobile shock absorbers. ThyssenKrupp has an expansion project that could also add 60 jobs.

ATC said it relocated its facility at 9436 Meridian Way in West Chester Twp. to Pompano Beach, Fla., in May to accommodate its expansion and growth. The company is the “exclusive full service provider” for aftermarket and production parts in the aerospace industry. Clients include United Technologies Corp. and Lockheed Martin, according to ATC.

The aerospace division is part of Argo Turboserve Corp., a New Jersey-based supply chain management and nuclear engineering services company that serves the aerospace, industrial, nuclear, marine and government markets, according to its website. ATC was founded in 1996 and formed its aerospace division in 2000.

Since 2002, ATC Aerospace has averaged an annual growth rate of 30 percent, according to ATC.

West Chester Twp. does not collect income or payroll taxes.