OAKDALE - The Hershey chocolate plant, a fixture in Oakdale since 1965, will close by the end of the year. More than 600 jobs will be lost. "Rumors have been around town for a couple of weeks ...

In a picturesque region dotted with dairy farms and almond groves, Hershey has been an Oakdale fixture since 1965. Over the years, the plant on the edge of town has churned out nut-studded ...

After 43 years in Oakdale, The Hershey Co. ends production this week. About 3,300 workers have been cut from its North American work force. Modesto Bee The final days at The Hershey Co.'s plant in ...

As Hershey begins its first round of layoffs at its Oakdale plant Monday, it is trying to sell the soon-to-be-empty chocolate factory for $18.5 million. Today is the last day for 99Oakdale ...

Perhaps Hershey’s bittersweet decision to move from Oakdale, Calif., to Mexico can be reversed. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature should quickly authorize tax incentives that would ...

I wonder if the Hershey management group in Pennsylvania really looked at all the factors carefully. The Oakdale plant appeared to be extremely efficient during a recent plant tour. The conductors ...

Workers were told Monday they will lose their jobs when the plant is shut down by early next year, the Hershey Co. said. The Oakdale plant is operating at less than 40 percent of its capacity ...

Workers were told Monday they will lose their jobs when the plant is shut down by early next year, The Hershey Co. said. The Oakdale plant is operating at less than 40 percent of its capacity ...

Oakland's Sconza Candy Co. intends to buy a former Hershey Chocolate factory in Oakdale and move there. Sconza didn't say what it will pay for the plant, where it will employ about 100 workers.

The Hershey's chocolate plant in Oakdale will be shut down, officials said Monday.The closure, which will take place in phases and will mean the loss of up to 600 jobs, is set to be complete by ...