Oakdale’s largest employer’s decision to contract to a foreign company has affected the jobs of the city’s third largest employer, who as a result, will be cutting over half of its workforce this fall. The Ball Corporation, with a can manufacturing facility located on West Greger Street, notified the City of Oakdale with a “Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification” that it plans to cut 159 local jobs on Oct. 24. “Ball is constantly working to optimize its global food and household products manufacturing footprint to meet our customers’ needs,” said Ball Corporation Corporate Communications Manager Renee Robinson on Wednesday when contacted by The Leader.