The process will leave 202 people jobless before the year's end.



"We constantly work on efforts to bring in new jobs for preparations of things like this," said Mayor Massee but you're never fully prepared."



The city is acting now by reaching out to groups like the Georgia department of economic development to bring in programs for unemployment, retraining or potential mortgage assistance.



"We're mainly concerned at this point with addressing the needs with those unemployed former employees," Mayor Massee added.



Shaw also said in a statement it will allow employees to transfer within the company, and will also assist bringing a job fair to the area.



With the holiday season approaching, the city of Fitzgerald is open for the assistance.



"We hope that we are involved in that," said Massee. "And we're willing to cooperate with that in any way we can."