Hostess Brands says it's going out of business, closing plants that make Twinkies and Wonder Bread and laying off all of it's 18,500 workers. The company made the announcement early Friday morning.
Biddeford, Maine's hostess plant is part of the nationwide strike by it's bakers union. The strike has lead to three permanent closings of it's bakeries. The closures in Seattle, St.Louis and Cincinnati will result in the loss of 627 jobs.