Two big employers in our metro will be closing, Livonia Engine and Willow Run. Plants will also be closing in Flint, Pontiac, Lake Orion, and Grand Rapids. The article mentions Parma Components, but doesn't mention it's location. Is Parma in Michigan?

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Posted by David Shepardson [[The Detroit News) on Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:42 AM
GM plant closures hit Michigan hard

General Motors Corp. is drastically shrinking its footprint in Michigan, closing another six factories by the end of next year. The company announced the names of the 11 plants that will close by the end of next year -- and a 12th that will close in 2011. GM CEO Fritz Henderson was briefing members of Congress during a conference call at 10:30 a.m. today
GM will close Lake Orion assembly by September -- though it will be on standby -- and close permantly its Pontiac assembly plant by October. The Spring Hill, Tenn. plant will close in November and also go on standby. GM's Wilmington, Del., plant will close next month.
Also closing are Indianpolis stamping [[December 2011), Mansfield, Ohio stamping [[June 2010) and Pontiac stamping [[December 2010), though it is on standby.
On the powertrain side, Livonia Engine will close in June 2010, Flint North Components in December 2010, Willow Run in December 2010, Parma Components in December 2010 and Fredericksburg, Va., components in December 2010.
GM also listed its Grand Rapids stamping plant that's already closed and its Massena Castings, N.Y., plant that closed May 1.
GM is also shuttering three service and parts warehouses in Boston, Jacksonville, Fla., and Columbus, Ohio, by the end of the year.