J.C. Penney will close its Springfield store in the struggling Upper Valley Mall, as well as its Greenville store, this spring, affecting a combined 145 employees. The closings, scheduled 'on or about' April 5, will affect 90 employees in Springfield and 55 in Greenville. The company is also closing a store in the Eastland Mall in Columbus, which has 80 employees.

After the closure of the three stores, J.C. Penney will continue to operate 43 stores in Ohio.