West Chester Ohio Beer Distributor Folds!

Southwest Ohio beer distributor sells it company putting its workers out of jobs.

Ohio Eagle Distribution which operates out of West Chester, Ohio is going out of business. This will put 124 workers out of work. Its location on Allen Road near Union Centre Boulevard is a mile from Interstate 75. It covered the Miami Valley and Tri State areas, respectfully.

They issued a WARN notice.

Ohio Eagle distributing says it will close both its Allen Road warehouse as well as a facility in Lima. 54 jobs will be lost in Lima.

The closure is expected to be finished by Sept. 8.

Ohio Eagle is a wholesaler for Anheuser-Busch, Corona and Yuengling as well as a craft beer distributor.

Ohio Eagle said it has decided to sell to Moraine-based Heidelberg Distributing.

“Recent news reports have included misinformation suggesting that our employees will lose their jobs. This is simply not true. Heidelberg is committed to retaining as many of our talented team members as possible and looks forward to welcoming them into their organization,” Ohio Eagle wrote in a social media post.