The Akron school board approved $11 million in budget reductions. This action prevents a financial shortfall for the upcoming school year. Seventeen staff positions will be eliminated from the district. Six deans will move into available teaching... — read more 

MRI Software reportedly announced layoffs affecting its workforce. Up to 200 workers are reportedly impacted by these job cuts. The company specializes in real estate management and investment software. MRI Software is based in Solon, Ohio. The firm... — read more 

Ohio's labor department issued several WARN notices in April 2026. These notices came from multiple employers across the state. Over eighteen hundred workers face layoffs or closures. Refresco will end manufacturing operations in Toledo. Other... — read more 

Milestone Technologies is laying off 105 employees. This decision follows the end of a contract. The contract was for services at Meta's data center. The data center is located in New Albany. Milestone Technologies' work at the campus will... — read more 

Lorain voters approved a school levy on Tuesday. This measure, Issue 5, passed with 51.32% of the vote. The approval follows a year of major budget cuts and layoffs. The district recently cut 167 positions, including 106 teachers. The levy aims to... — read more 

he Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) laid off over 300 employees. Teachers and staff publicly criticized the decision. They cited high executive salaries as a reason for financial mismanagement. District leaders defended the actions as... — read more 

A Columbus AI startup will postpone its upcoming tech festival. This decision follows recent layoffs at the company. A pending lawsuit also affects the company. The suit accuses the founder of firing executives. This was allegedly to avoid sharing... — read more 

First Brands Group LLC delayed job cuts at its Cleveland corporate office. Sixty-seven corporate employees will stay until May 31. Three hundred forty-five Tiffin facility employees also face delayed job cuts. The automotive parts company is in... — read more 

Kent State University announced upcoming layoffs. This action addresses a projected $18 million budget shortfall. The shortfall is for the next fiscal year. Up to 45 currently occupied positions will be eliminated. This represents a portion of the... — read more 

Akron Public Schools is advancing plans for $11 million in budget cuts. These reductions include layoffs of paraprofessionals and elimination of dean positions. An art therapist position will also be cut. The district aims to close a growing budget... — read more 

Cleveland educators confronted district leaders. Community members joined them at a board meeting. The meeting was held on Tuesday. They protested recent approved layoffs. These layoffs affect 400 school staffers. Cleveland, Ohio ... — read more 

First Brands Group extended layoffs for 345 employees. The new separation date is May 31, 2026. This affects workers at its TMD Tiffin manufacturing facility. The company cited efforts to sell U.S. facilities for the delay. First Brands Group is... — read more 

Cleveland schools are facing massive layoffs. Some jobs are being cut in Cleveland schools. The FOX 8 I-Team uncovered this development. There is a push to save some of these jobs. This effort aims to prevent certain job losses. Cleveland, Ohio ... — read more 

Butler County's Board of Developmental Disabilities announced significant cuts. The agency plans to reduce staff by 24%, eliminating 31 positions. These measures, including a building transfer, will cut its budget by $8.4 million. Service demand has... — read more 

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is conducting its largest layoffs in years. A 2012 state law, House Bill 525, uniquely governs these decisions. This law requires the district to consider evaluations, licensure, and subject area, not just... — read more 

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is undertaking significant budget cuts. These measures include school consolidations, building closures, and hundreds of layoffs. Approximately 146 teachers and 132 paraprofessionals were among those... — read more 

Ohio employers filed 13 WARN notices in March 2026. These notices affect a total of 1,510 workers across the state. Lourdes University in Sylvania will lay off 387 employees. Zenith Logistics Inc. in Cincinnati plans to cut 225 jobs. Other companies... — read more 

Refresco Beverages US Inc. will close its Carlisle, Ohio, manufacturing facility. This closure will result in 63 job cuts. The company filed a WARN notice regarding the impending shutdown. Shifting customer needs and high operating costs prompted the... — read more 

Day & Ross USA is laying off 149 employees across multiple locations. One hundred of these job cuts are at its Hamilton, Ohio facility. The layoffs are effective May 30. The company stated it lost a customer contract. Affected employees will not... — read more 

Lorain City Schools is experiencing a significant financial crisis. The district faces a nearly $17 million annual budget shortfall. This deficit has resulted in over 100 teacher layoffs. Funding reductions from federal, state, and local sources are... — read more 

Students from Campus International School initiated a walkout. They were protesting recent staff layoffs. The Cleveland Metropolitan School District made the layoff decision. A total of 410 staffers were affected. The students demonstrated their... — read more 

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is notifying staff of job cuts. These cuts affect both teachers and administrators. Several dozen central office workers are also expected to be impacted. The district is undergoing restructuring and school... — read more 

Cleveland Metropolitan School District faces scrutiny over spending decisions. The district is preparing to announce significant layoffs and school closures. CMSD recently signed a $21,000 contract for outside transportation management. It is also... — read more 

Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) hired an HR consultant. The district paid coLeague $272,000 for a seven-month contract. This consultant was engaged to help plan upcoming staff layoffs and reassignments. Critics question the high cost... — read more 

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is preparing for a year of significant transition. The district faces ongoing budget challenges and rising operating costs. These financial difficulties will result in layoffs for some district staff... — read more 

Pro Football Focus implemented mass layoffs. This occurred after selling its data and analytics platform. Teamworks acquired PFF's enterprise business in a reported nine-figure deal. Many content creation employees confirmed their dismissal on social... — read more 

Day & Ross USA Inc. will dismiss 100 employees in Hamilton, Ohio. The terminations are set to begin May 30. The Ohio dismissals are part of a wider 149-person staff reduction across several states. Contract negotiations led to business changes... — read more 

CoverMyMeds is restructuring its operations. Multiple employee teams are being let go. This follows massive layoffs two years prior. The health technology firm is owned by McKesson. Columbus ... — read more 

Kaleidoscope Youth Center announced a significant funding loss. This loss led to the elimination of three staff positions. The organization also paused its planned expansion into northwest Ohio. This funding cut is unrelated to previous cuts that... — read more 

First Brands Group will close its Cleveland corporate office. This closure will result in 110 job terminations. Most layoffs, affecting 105 employees, are scheduled for April 30, 2026. An additional five employees will be laid off on June 30, 2026... — read more 

The return to work for laid-off Ultium Cells employees may be delayed. A union representative stated this information. Hundreds of hourly workers were laid off in January. Their scheduled return was within the first two weeks of June. Low electric... — read more 

Marion City Schools faces a multi-million dollar budget deficit. The district plans $5.5 million to $6 million in staff reductions. Program changes are also part of the plan. Superintendent Brian Murphy hopes attrition will cover most reductions... — read more 

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Boelter Companies Inc. will close its Custom Deco LLC facility. The plant is located in Toledo, Ohio. This closure will affect 63 employees. Layoffs are scheduled to begin around May 11. A pending sale and changing business circumstances drove the... — read more 

Akron Public Schools Superintendent Mary Outley proposed a new budget plan. This plan largely avoids staff layoffs. An earlier proposal included laying off three dozen staff members. Savings are found by cutting open positions and delaying purchases... — read more 

Stratacache has laid off some employees from its operations. CEO Chris Riegel confirmed the workforce reduction. The company cited tariffs and global supply chain difficulties as reasons. The number of affected employees is below Ohio's WARN... — read more 

A South Side rail operator is closing its facility near Rickenbacker International Airport. The company, Cincinnati-based Parsec, is an intermodal railroad transportation contractor. Parsec filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)... — read more 

Meteor Creative will close its manufacturing facility. This plant is located in Tipp City. The closure will result in 66 employee layoffs. The facility has operated for nearly five decades. This ends its long presence in the community. ... — read more 

BrewDog's UK brewing operations and 11 pubs were sold for $44 million. Tilray Brands acquired these assets after BrewDog entered administration. The restructuring led to 484 job losses and 38 UK bar closures. Small investors in BrewDog's crowdfunding... — read more 

Ohio's new mini-WARN Act became effective on September 29, 2025. This state law supplements existing federal WARN requirements for employers. It expands notice recipients to include both municipal and county officials. The act also mandates more... — read more