Voyant Beauty and Alpla Inc. are closing their factories in Cortland. (Google Maps)

Cortland, N.Y. -- Two Central New York factories are slated to close by the end of the year, eliminating nearly 500 jobs.

Voyant Beauty and Alpla Inc. notified workers in Cortland on Tuesday of the plans to shut down the factories.

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