Smithfield announced layoffs for 190 workers in Springfield. The company will permanently close its local dry sausage facility. Layoffs are scheduled to start on April 10, 2026. The plant's production will cease by August 21, 2026. Smithfield... — read more
Panera Bread Closes Franklin Bakery, 92 Jobs Eliminated
Panera Bread is closing its bakery facility located in Franklin. This action will result in the termination of 92 employees. The company is shifting its operating model to use third-party bakers. Panera staff will then finish the baked goods... — read more
Smithfield Foods Layoffs Prompt Legal Inquiry
Strauss Borrelli PLLC is investigating Smithfield Foods regarding a potential mass layoff. The firm is looking into the company's facility in Springfield, Massachusetts. Smithfield Foods notified the state of 190 employee layoffs on February 6, 2026... — read more
Marblehead Projects $8.4 Million Deficit, Dozens of Layoffs
Marblehead anticipates an $8.4 million budget shortfall. Town Administrator Kezer expects over 50 town employee layoffs. Service reductions and delayed capital improvements are also likely. Kezer likened the financial situation to the 2008 recession... — read more
Campbell’s Co. Job Cuts (Hyannis Chip Plant)
Campbell's Shuts Hyannis Chip Plant, Layoffs Campbell’s Co. is closing its Cape Cod chip plant. The plant is located in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Production will end in April after decades of operation. The company cited economic reasons and a shift... — read more
Panera, Zipcar, Thermo Fisher Cut Massachusetts Jobs
Three major companies are closing facilities and offices in Massachusetts. Panera, Zipcar, and Thermo Fisher Scientific will lay off approximately 250 workers. Panera is closing its Franklin bakery due to a new operating model. Zipcar is... — read more
Greenfield, Massachusetts: 41 Layoffs (VMG)
Valley Medical Group Cuts 41 Jobs Amid Financial Strain Valley Medical Group laid off 41 employees. The multi-specialty group cited years of financial strain. This reduction represents 10% of its 400-person workforce, but all four health centers... — read more
Massachusetts Layoffs: Medford CPL Shuts Operations, 63 Employees Displaced
Medford CPL Shuts Operations, 63 Employees Displaced Medford CPL, Inc. is closing its Massachusetts facility. This closure will result in 63 employee layoffs. The company supplied products to over 60 Dunkin' locations. Layoffs are scheduled between... — read more
The Museum of Fine Arts Boston Layoffs 2026
MFA Boston Cuts 33 Jobs for Cost Reduction The Museum of Fine Arts Boston is reducing its workforce to cut costs. The museum announced a 6.3% reduction of its total staff. This translates to approximately 33 jobs being eliminated. Sixteen of these... — read more
Pharma company to close Massachusetts facility, lay off 81 workers
Curia, based in Albany, New York, partners with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to help them with research, development, and manufacturing, according to its website. The company got its start in 1991 as Albany Molecular Research, Inc. and has... — read more
Gene editing startup Tessera announces workforce reduction amid pipeline shift
Tessera’s layoffs come amid broader biotech industry adjustments, with the company narrowing its research scope to core gene-editing efforts tied to its partnership with Regeneron and moving other projects... — read more
Whitman Hanson Regional School District Layoffs
The district has already laid off staff, including counselors and teachers, because of budget cuts. Students and community members are pushing back against the... — read more
Biotech Layoffs
Massachusetts Biotech Layoffs Surge in Q3, 1,800 Jobs Lost Across 27 Companies The Massachusetts biotech sector is facing its steepest round of job cuts in more than a year, with 27 companies eliminating a combined 1,800 jobs during the third... — read more
Revvity Layoffs
Revvity Inc., a biomanufacturing company, is closing its South End facility in Boston and laying off all 74 employees at the site. The layoffs are expected to be completed by the end of the year, with a WARN notice filed with the state of... — read more
Biotech Layoffs
Massachusetts Biotech Sector Faces Slowdown in Venture Funding and Increased Layoffs A new report from the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio) has outlined concerning trends within the state's biotech... — read more
Cold Chain Technologies Layoffs / Massachusetts
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... — read more
MA restructuring some industry sectors
Massachusetts is experiencing targeted layoffs in 2025. Overall job losses are down compared to 2024, but key industries are cutting workers. Biopharma is one of the hardest-hit sectors. Between January and March, 17 biopharma companies in... — read more
Wayfair...again
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See this: Massachusetts c-sino closure order prompts layoffs ...
In August, MGM laid off 18,000 furloughed workers, about 1,000 of which were at MGM Springfield. That day, MGM Springfield's employees received a letter concerning the layoffs, stating that the company hopes to bring the workers back to work and... — read more
unemployment benefits
In Mass, #unemploymentbenefits are currently capped at 26 weeks. BUT if the unemployment rate hits 5.1% in ANY of the state’s metro area, the cap automatically goes up to 30 weeks. #layoffs #covid19