LANSING, N.Y. (WHCU) — BorgWarner will be closing down one of their Lansing production plants by the end of next year. 

Heather McDaniel with Ithaca Area Economic Development tells us it means job losses. 

McDaniel adds there had been discussion about possible consolidation. 

The company currently employs about 1,500 people in Tompkins County. 

FULL INTERVIEW: Heather McDaniel on Ithaca’s Morning News