The meatpacking industry has been going through a rough downsizing this year, and unfortunately it looks like the pain is set to continue. As if losing several factories and thousands of jobs nationwide wasn’t enough… Now the hits are coming to another company and plant - Hormel is cutting bacon production at its factory in Tucker, Georgia, and laying off 135 workers. The layoffs begin October 26 and should be [...]
Illinois abruptly loses 2 more factories with 590 layoffs verified
The hits just keep coming for Illinois as the state’s economic crisis steadily deepens. Fresh off a string of painful factory losses that have rocked the state economy… Illinois recently lost two more factories - and 590 jobs. More specifically, Ardagh Glass Packaging permanently shut down its Dolton, Illinois plant (near Chicago’s Indiana border), at the cost of 316 good manufacturing jobs. And soon after, [...]
Ohio braces for another plant shutdown before Christmas
More bad news in Ohio - and just in time for the holidays, too. As if the recent losses of far too many factories across Ohio weren’t already bad enough… Ohio is facing yet another hit to its food industry as another facility prepares to close, leaving dozens of workers without jobs and raising new concerns about the state’s employment outlook. Sirna & Sons Produce has announced plans to shutter its Norwalk [...]
General Mills abruptly gives up, announces 3 factory closures in a single day
General Mills recently announced it will close three manufacturing plants in Missouri: a pizza-crust facility in St. Charles plus two pet-food operations in Joplin. The move is part of a sweeping supply-chain restructuring push by the company. It comes as rising input costs, shifting global trade policies, and tighter margins weigh on food producers everywhere. (Several big names are cutting jobs across the [...]
State of emergency declared as California factory shutdown threatens 700 jobs
California’s rough 2025 somehow seems to keep getting worse. Factories all over the state have been closing… Including some extremely big names… But now things have gone to the next level. More specifically, Imperial County has declared a state of economic emergency after the closure of the Spreckels Sugar Company factory in Brawley. An ordinary factory closure is painful - it means layoffs, unemployment, and [...]
10 Tennessee restaurants suddenly shut down as economy teeters
In 2025, Tennessee is losing more than just restaurants - it’s losing pieces of its everyday life. From beloved bakery cafés to tropical escapes to familiar wings joints, closures across the state are stirring up disappointment, nostalgia, and questions about what the future holds. Below, we zoom in on three chains with footprints in Tennessee - Ham’N Goodys, Bahama Breeze, and Hooters plus some other local [...]
