A company closing in Kent will mean 84 lost jobs.

NewsChannel 5 reports H&M Rubber Company is closing, according to a notice filed online Friday with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

The notice stated workers will be laid off in two phases. 49 workers are expected to lose their jobs in late July. The rest of the workforce will say goodbye in late January of 2013.

H&M is located on Mogadore Rd. in Kent.

The reason for the closure is so H&M Rubber can transfer to its parent company King Systems in Noblesville, Indiana.

King Systems manufactures and distributes airway management, anesthesia and respiratory medical devices, equipment, products and supplies.

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