Coca-Cola just keeps shutting down factories. The next up: A bottling plant in Northampton, Massachusetts, with 300 jobs due to be eliminated. This particular plant - which bottles non-carbonated beverages like MinuteMade - has been caught in limbo since 2021, when its planned closure was first announced. The original date for closure was 2023, but a series of unforeseen circumstances has seen it pushed through at [...]
Wisconsin braces for another factory closure with 230+ layoffs confirmed
Wisconsin is rapidly losing factories - this is something we’ve known for a while. But when even a Wisconsin cheese factory has to close…that tells you something about how bad things have gotten. Saputo is planning to close a cheese plant in Green Bay by the end of the year - with around 240 workers slated to lose their jobs. This is actually a delayed closure that was originally supposed to be finished by the end [...]
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Michigan abruptly loses 2 more factories as recession fears increase
Fresh off losing several businesses (including one that directly blamed the trade war), Michigan unfortunately is facing more bad news. This time, two iconic brands - PepsiCo and Utz - are both shutting down factories. Pepsi will be shutting down its Detroit manufacturing plant later this month, the latest in a string of nationwide closures that have left hundreds of workers unemployed and communities bereft of beloved [...]
Another Texas factory suddenly closes with 200 confirmed layoffs
Lots of bad news coming out of Texas right now. As if the retail slowdown wasn’t bad enough… Not to mention the recent losses of several factories… Now there’s another factory that recently closed - with two hundred layoffs confirmed. This time, the victim is Forney, Texas - where Smurfit Westrock recently closed down its containerboard mill (containerboard is frequently used in food packaging). The economy is [...]
New SNAP cuts threaten 800,000 children – with more to follow
Earlier this week, the first of the big changes to SNAP authorized by the “big beautiful bill” took effect. And no, I’m not talking about banning junk food. (Those changes take effect in 2026 and only affect a dozen states so far - here’s the full list.) More specifically, SNAP now requires every able-bodied adult aged 18-54 without dependent children under 18 to report 20 hours per week of work, training, or [...]
