Fresno company's move to Texas will idle 325 workers by May The Vendo Co. will close its Fresno plant next year, laying off 325 highly skilled and well-paid workers. Vendo officials filed a notice of mass layoffs with Fresno County late Friday, saying it will close the North Ingram Avenue plant about May 1. The vending machine manufacturer is moving to an upgraded plant in Dallas to be closer to its sister company, Sanden Corp., and to bigger markets in the central and eastern United States. "We've always recognized the disadvantage of being on the West Coast," said Michael Vartanian,...
