A spokesman for the company said the moves will begin soon, and the St. Louis facility is expected to be closed by the end of 2018.

ABB, the multinational electrical transformer manufacturing company, has decided to discontinue production at its St. Louis unit, according to a press release.

The press release sent Monday said the move is a part of the company's 'Power Up' program that will invest in U.S. production in South Boston and Crystal Springs, Mississippi. The release said the St. Louis location will continue to focus on engineering and service activities, but 120 production jobs in the area will be lost.

“One thing about the employees there they’re all fighters,” former plant worker Richard Wilson told 5 On Your Side.

Wilson lost his nephew, Cory, in the January 7, 2010 shooting at ABB when a disgruntled employee shot and killed three coworkers and injured five others.

“My brother’s son. I lost my supervisor that was my supervisor for a long time, lost a great friend, Carlton Carter-- he was a like a brother to me. We worked side by side for 27 years. A lot of the people I lost –they’re still alive but they were never able to come back,” Wilson said.

A spokesman for the company said the moves will begin soon, and the facility is expected to be closed by the end of 2018.

The company spokesman said employees affected by the move will be eligible to receive a severance package, and an employee assistance program will provide counseling as needed. The spokesman also said impacted employees can apply for other openings in the company.

Other operations in Jefferson City and Baldor will not be impacted by the move.