Another brutal setback for Kansas. As if factory shutdowns earlier this year weren’t bad enough… Kansas has suffered another setback in its manufacturing sector as two major facilities - one in meat processing and another in packaging - recently shut down just a few weeks apart, resulting in hundreds of layoffs and new economic uncertainty for the region. Tyson Foods permanently closed its Emporia processing plant [...]
Kentucky loses another distillery as bourbon market downturn accelerates
Even bourbon, we’re discovering, isn’t recession-proof. As distilleries close across the country…unfortunately, we have another loss to add to the list. Kentucky’s bourbon industry has taken yet another hit as one of its newest distilleries shut down just over a year after opening, leaving employees without work and a local community suddenly without one of its most promising ventures. Garrard County Distilling [...]
Florida loses another factory with 250+ layoffs confirmed
Florida’s food manufacturing sector took a sudden hit earlier this year when a major snack facility shut its doors, leaving nearly three hundred workers without employment and raising fresh alarm about industrial instability in the state. PepsiCo recently closed its Frito-Lay plant in Liberty, Florida, at the cost of over 250 good, local factory jobs. The plant had been a long-standing source of local jobs and supply for [...]
Nevada loses another factory as unemployment spikes
Nevada has had a rough year so far. With factories closing left and right… And the broader economy wobbling as tourism declines. Unfortunately, Nevada’s manufacturing base has taken another major hit after one of the state’s longest-running food plants shut its doors, putting hundreds of people out of work and marking another loss in a year of factory cutbacks across the country. Post Holdings recently closed its [...]
Arkansas abruptly loses another factory as economic crisis swirls
Arkansas has had a tough year so far… With waves of factory closures (including several truly painful losses) rocking the state. Arkansas has lost another food-industry facility this year after a long-running processing plant shut its doors and displaced nearly two hundred workers. More specifically, Butterball recently closed its Jonesboro turkey plant and laid off about 180 employees. The shutdown comes [...]
California loses 2 more factories and 500+ jobs as economic crisis deepens
California has had a rough 2025, no doubt about it. With strings of factory closures roiling the state economy... And even whole industries shutting down... California definitely needs some good news. Unfortunately, the Golden State's food and beverage sector is unfortunately looking likely to experience even tougher sledding, with two recent major plant closures resulting in the loss of over 500 more [...]
