#facilityclosure

Hundreds of layoffs are coming to Houston as two major companies downsize their local operations.

CyraCom International, a remote interpretation provider recently acquired by Propio, will close its Houston facility and eliminate 355 jobs beginning December 1. The cuts include interpreters in Spanish, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Arabic and several other languages. CyraCom’s Arizona office will also see about 500 jobs cut as part of the restructuring.

Essendant Management Services, a distribution company, has also announced plans to cut 92 jobs in Houston this November due to business downsizing.

These announcements come after recent WARN Act filings revealed nearly 1,900 layoffs statewide from August through October, with Houston shouldering most of the impact. Both CyraCom and Essendant have not yet provided further comment.

Banner Health will transition McKee Medical Center into a specialty hospital, closing its ER and affecting 351 positions across Northern Colorado facilities.

https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/banner-health-mckee-hospital-staff-northern-colorado-layoffs-er-closure/73-90d5363d-2f2b-42bc-bdc4-78f9c5267898

Anybody know what Manufacturing Facility they are closing? We heard Scotland.

For those of us still in South Florida, hurricane season is here ! The Forecasters are predicting some big storms this fall with a couple of potential direct monster hits to Florida east coast. How many days will Boca be closed with the storms and it makes no sense to have a critical facility for disaster recovery in hurricane alley. Can’t get everything moved to the cloud fast enough before the layoffs storms hit.

I recently heard a rumor (not officially confirmed) that Dell Technologies may be planning a phased withdrawal from the Chinese market, with a complete exit by Q3 2027. Below is the timeline I heard:

2025 Q4 – End of Production
Closure of Xiamen & Chengdu factories

2026 Q1 – Sales Reduction
Halt consumer PC sales, end new enterprise contracts

2026 Q3 – R&D Relocation
Shanghai R&D center moves to Singapore

2027 Q3 – Complete Exit
Deregister legal entities, keep compliance only