#plantclosure

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/long-standing-furniture-maker-end-operations-leaving-300-jobless/XAQVCHNCBRHWVDQWWFJNLWVY4M/

A plant located in Berks County, Pennsylvania is scheduled for closure next year. This shutdown will result in the layoff of 58 employees from the facility. These layoffs will occur as the plant ceases its operations. The impending closure represents a significant impact on the local workforce

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/business/2025/12/berks-county-plant-to-close-next-year-58-employees-to-be-laid-off.html?outputType=amp

The Tyson beef plant/facility closes on January 20, 2026 in Lexington Nebraska town of 11k. This is per AP. Not cool.

Franklin Foods is closing its Casa Grande facility. This closure will result in 83 job cuts. The company had previously reduced seven positions. These earlier cuts included key leadership roles. The plant is located in Pinal County. Casa Grande, Arizona

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2025/12/18/dairy-cream-cheese-layoffs-casa-grande.html

Blue Diamond has released a timeline detailing upcoming layoffs at its Sacramento factory. These job reductions are part of a larger plan leading to the complete closure of the facility. The company intends to fully shut down its Sacramento operations by 2026. This announcement provides clarity for employees regarding the phasing out of positions over the coming years. The layoffs are a direct consequence of the planned factory closure.

Meat processor JBS is shutting down its Riverside packaging plant and laying off 374 workers, according to a notice filed with California’s Employment Development Department. The closure comes as tight cattle supplies have pushed beef prices to record highs this year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/plant-closure-will-lead-to-hundreds-of-layoffs-in-riverside/ar-AA1Spq4S

475 employees will be gone in early 2026, but could get jobs elsewhere.

Two other plants are also closing. LA Plant to remain open.

Invincible Boats has submitted a WARN notice announcing 74 layoffs at its Opa-Locka plant. The site is ending production as the company transitions to a service-focused facility, though a smaller team will remain for service work.

https://boatingindustry.com/news/2025/12/09/invincible-boats-announces-planned-layoffs/

Says it all. Jan 2027. Who knew? Lol

where and how many??

Currently, the U.S. levies no tax on U.S. firms’ overseas earnings as long as those profits remain overseas. That policy essentially encourages companies to reinvest their profits outside the U.S. And to give companies even more incentive to hire overseas, the Internal Revenue Service allows companies that move factories abroad to deduct from their taxable income the cost of closing their U.S. plants.

HD Supply’s distribution center in Middle Tennessee will permanently close next year, with layoffs announced ahead of the holiday season.

https://www.wsmv.com/2025/10/28/tennessee-supply-plant-closing-laying-off-more-than-100-workers/

"As part of the closure of its blast furnace and coke making operations, Algoma has made the difficult decision to issue approximately 1,000 layoff notices today, effective in 16 weeks on March 23, 2026," reads an emailed statement from the company.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northern-ontario-steel-mill-issues-layoff-notices-to-1-000-workers-9.6998768

Tyson Foods plans to cut 1,761 jobs at its Amarillo beef-processing complex early next year as the company prepares to shut down an entire production shift, according to a notice filed with state regulators.

https://www.chron.com/business/article/tyson-foods-amarillo-texas-panhandle-layoffs-21210119.php

The Wall Street Journal’s Patrick Thomas reported that “Tyson Foods, America’s largest meat supplier, is planning to close one of its largest beef-processing plants in Nebraska at a time when a cattle shortage in the U.S. squeezes meatpacking companies. The Lexington, Neb., plant employs roughly 3,000 people and can sla-ghter almost 5,000 cattle a day, according to industry estimates.”

“Tyson is the first of the big four meatpacking companies that process 85% of beef in the U.S. to close a major plant during the current cattle supply crunch,” Thomas reported. “Meatpackers including Tyson have been losing hundreds of millions of dollars processing beef because of the lowest amount of cattle on U.S. pastures since the 1950s.”

https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/tyson-closing-major-beef-processing-plant-in-nebraska/

Anyone???

Title: Frito-Lay eliminates 500 jobs as it closes Orlando plants
Source: Orlando Sentinel
URL: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/05/frito-lay-eliminates-500-jobs-as-it-closes-orlando-plants/
Summary: Frito-Lay will shutter two Orlando facilities and cut about 500 jobs, including 454 positions at its Silver Star Road site, according to a letter to the Florida Department of Commerce. Roles span mechanics, packaging, and warehouse staff, with the company citing business needs for the closures.

Title: 'Difficult decision': Orlando Frito-Lay plant to close
Source: WESH 2
URL: https://www.wesh.com/article/orlando-frito-lay-plant-closes/69253930
Summary: PepsiCo Foods U.S. is closing manufacturing and warehouse operations at its Orlando Frito-Lay plant, resulting in nearly 500 layoffs. The company said the move was driven by business needs and promised pay, benefits, and transition support.

Title: Frito-Lay abruptly shutters Orlando plant, cutting 500 jobs
Source: Orlando Weekly
URL: https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/frito-lay-abruptly-shutters-orlando-plant-cutting-500-jobs/
Summary: A WARN letter states 454 workers at 2800 Silver Star Road were terminated immediately and another 46 jobs at a Park Oaks Avenue warehouse will be cut in May 2026. Frito-Lay says affected employees will receive 60 days pay in lieu of notice plus transition assistance.

Title: Frito-Lay facilities close in Orlando; nearly 500 jobs lost ahead of holidays
Source: Yahoo News via WOFL
URL: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/frito-lay-facilities-close-orlando-150813803.html
Summary: PepsiCo is shutting a Frito-Lay manufacturing plant on Silver Star Road and a support warehouse on Park Oaks Avenue, eliminating 454 jobs now and 46 by May 9, 2026. The company says it will offer pay, benefits, and job placement help while working with state and local agencies.

Orlando plant closure is the start. What’s the next step?

after 60 years the Orlando plant closed as of 10:30am this morning

Decatur employees were notified that the Chemical plant there is closing. Think this is about 300-400 jobs impacted. Between Cordova and Decatur there was a lot of extra capacity with PFAS going away

Upsher-Smith will close its Plymouth, Minnesota plant at 14905 23rd Avenue North and lay off 58 workers. The closure date is April 1, 2025, with layoffs occurring in two or three waves through July 31. Some Plymouth staff will transfer to the company’s Maple Grove facility at 6701 Evenstad Dr. N., which will remain open. A portion of the layoffs will occur at Maple Grove.

The move follows the company’s 2024 acquisition by Taiwan based Bora Pharmaceuticals for 210 million dollars. Upsher-Smith framed the closure as a strategic realignment to optimize global operations and better serve customers. The firm manufactures several generic dr-gs, including vigabatrin, everolimus, and topiramate.

Founded in 1919 by Frederick Alfred Upsher Smith, the company was owned by Ken Evenstad from 1969 and later sold to Japan based Sawai Pharmaceutical in 2017 before the 2024 sale to Bora. The WARN notice detailing the closure was filed with Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development.

• https://www.aol.com/pharma-company-close-plymouth-facility-154410116.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2025/10/02/missouri-general-mills-facilities-closures/86467246007/

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/shelby-plant-closure-result-102-layoffs/3KPSWVHUW5DFLKFXR727ZSQ4EM/

Some 2,000 workers will be laid off when GM cuts a shift at its Oshawa plant in January.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/impending-gm-oshawa-cuts-unemployment-1.7640394

In a WARN letter, the company said the closure is due to “difficult business conditions” and is aimed at enhancing operational efficiency. The facility, located on Sumner Court in Georgetown, is expected to shut down permanently.

https://www.wkyt.com/2025/09/17/company-close-ky-plant-lay-off-more-than-100-workers/

Saputo Cheese to close Suamico manufacturing plant by end of December, laying off 240
https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/companies/2025/09/06/saputo-cheese-to-close-green-bay-area-plant-lay-off-240-workers/86012895007/
Suamico Cheese Inc. says it will close its manufacturing facility in December, according to a letter sent to state DWD.
Company: Saputo Cheese
Number of People Laid Off: 240
Locations: Suamico, WI

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. will permanently close its manufacturing plant in Suamico, Wisconsin, by the end of December, resulting in the loss of 240 jobs. The company disclosed the closure in a September 3 letter to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Layoffs will be phased, beginning in November and continuing through December.

The decision to shut down the Suamico plant was first announced in February 2023. Saputo said the closure is part of its plan to consolidate and modernize operations. Packaging operations currently performed in Suamico will be shifted to a newer packaging and distribution facility in Franklin, Wisconsin, where more than 650 jobs are being created.

Saputo Inc., the Montreal-based parent company, has also recently expanded in the region with the opening of a cold storage distribution center in Caledonia, southeastern Wisconsin. While the Suamico closure marks a significant loss for workers in northeastern Wisconsin, the company is repositioning its operations further south to streamline efficiency and support growth.

• International Paper will close two Georgia mills, impacting 1,100 jobs.
• The company will invest $250 million to convert an Alabama mill to produce containerboard.
• International Paper is selling its Global Cellulose Fibers business for $1.5 billion.

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/2025/08/21/international-paper-mill-closures-employee-layoffs/85760791007/

Facilities involved include:

• Harvester Works in East Moline, Ill.: 115 (last day of work Aug. 29)
• Seeding and Cylinder in Moline, Ill.: 52 (last day of work Sept. 26)
• Foundry in Waterloo, Iowa: 71 (last day of work Sept. 19)

https://www.agweb.com/news/breaking-john-deere-confirms-238-layoffs-across-3-plants

Just putting it out there but the Cenovus board of directors should contemplate a trade of MEG for Lloyd thermal/Lloyd cold production assets. Cenovus would obviously have to pay a lot more to close this deal but it may be the only way to get rid of a manager that believes people with no Thermal experience can run the control rooms at thermal plants and also a LTCHO superintendent who just shortly found out the thermal plants run 24 hrs a day.......
Might be tough with the great acquisitions of Gear and Rife energy on second thought.
Never mind, buy Meg and just shut LTCHO down, that's probably the best.

weaber inc. (choicewood) – oil creek township, pennsylvania – hardwood products manufacturer – closing facility at 11117 skyline drive near titusville – closure date august 25, 2025 – 46 employees affected – layoffs between august 25 and september 8 – warn notice filed june 25, 2025 with pennsylvania department of labor & industry

whitford corporation (ppg industries) – elverson, pennsylvania – specialty coatings manufacturer – closing plant at 47 park ave. – 82 employees affected – layoffs between august 19, 2025 and december 31, 2026 – operations cease by january 15, 2027 – full closure by march 31, 2027 – part of global cost-reduction initiative – severance and transfer opportunities available

whitford corporation (ppg industries) – elverson, pennsylvania – specialty coatings manufacturer – closing plant at 47 park ave. – 82 employees affected – layoffs between august 19, 2025 and december 31, 2026 – operations cease by january 15, 2027 – full closure by march 31, 2027 – part of global cost-reduction initiative – severance and transfer opportunities available

cascades inc. – niagara falls, new york – corrugated medium manufacturing facility – permanent closure no later than september 3, 2025 – 123 employees affected – part of strategy to optimize packaging production platform

Franklin-based Cold Chain Technologies, a manufacturer of specialized thermal packaging for life sciences and other industries, will permanently end manufacturing at its Massachusetts headquarters this fall and lay off 82 employees between October 1 and year-end, according to a state WARN notice. The company will shift production from its Franklin facility at 135 Constitution Blvd. to other U.S. sites in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas, while retaining some staff locally for unspecified “certain operations.” Cold Chain Technologies also provides digital shipment monitoring services and works with airlines and freight companies. In addition to its Franklin global headquarters, it operates facilities in multiple U.S. states and internationally in the Netherlands, Singapore, Panama, Uruguay, and Brazil.

Plant to retool for new commercial electric vehicles.

https://www.stthomastoday.ca/2025/04/14/85107/