In November 2011, a Janesville Acoustics plant located in Tuscarawas Countywas destroyed by fire.

Officials announced Wednesday that the company will not rebuild in the area, meaning about 90 jobs won't return.

"It was a job; it was good income. They have to try to have to find new income, and the way the economy is, they're not there," said Newcomerstown Mayor James Friel.

According to Friel, Janesville Acoustics, a company that produces automotive insulation, was one of the village's largest employers, and the company had plans to expand. Now the company has announced it will relocate to Michigan, which also means fewer tax dollars for the village, Friel said.

"Of course (we will miss) the income that it brings to our village. It's been a godsend that Janesville did come to our community, and now it hurts us whenever they're gone," Friel said.

According to Alan Bambeck of the Newcomerstown Community Improvement Corporation, the organization, along with the Tuscarawas County CIC and other groups, offered Janesville Acoustics more than $1.3 million in tax breaks and funding, hoping to keep the company in the area.

However, the company released a statement which addressed why they chose Michigan, stating, "Key factors influencing the decision include proximity to key automotive customers, the availability of an existing facility large enough to expand operations, and access to a technical college partnership that ensures a continuous stream of skilled workers."

Councilwoman Sue Simmons said it's devastating news for former employees who haven't yet found jobs.

"We knew, as long as it's been going on, that there was a possibility that they were going to be going somewhere else, but until the very end, as of yesterday when we heard the announcement, we still had that glimmer of hope that it would be here for the village and for the employees," Simmons said. "But now it's a reality, and so we just have to accept that and go on."