STATE FARM CANCELS BAKO

State Farm Insurance has announced plans to shut down their offices on Old River Road in southwest Bakersfield. The company says they will be out by the year 2021 as part of a company consolidation. There are 740 employees at the 60 acre campus, State Farm says most will be offered jobs in other locations. The Kern Community College District had expressed interest in the giant complex last year, but that possibility remains uncertain.

Sean Michael Lisle