Florida has already had a tough enough 2025 - but unfortunately, the pain looks set to continue. After losing factories throughout the year…it looks like the Sunshine State will get no reprieve as more waves of layoffs hit. More specifically, Mizkan America recently shut down bottling operations at its plant in Lake Alfred, at the cost of 57 good manufacturing jobs. (Other operations at the factory, including bulk [...]
Mississippi loses another factory with mass layoffs confirmed
Mississippi’s theory on job growth for the last few decades has been pretty straightforward: Low taxes, relaxed regulations, lots of factories and refineries. It’s worked well for Mississippi up until now, but unfortunately even business-friendly states are getting hit as the trade heats up. And manufacturing is collapsing nationwide as retaliatory tariffs and boycotts of American goods rapidly reduce demand for US-made [...]
Wisconsin faces another factory shutdown with 240 layoffs before Christmas
Wisconsin has been suffering the impacts of the trade war since practically day one. With factories across the state shutting down… And far too many hardworking Wisconsinites losing their jobs as retaliatory tariffs and boycotts harm American businesses abroad… 2025 has been a tough year for Wisconsin, for sure. And unfortunately, the pain looks poised to continue. More specifically, Saputo Cheese USA has [...]
California’s 5 most exciting restaurant openings this year (including one celebrity chef announcement)
From celebrity-driven steakhouses to seaside Mediterranean escapes, California’s dining scene is innovating again in 2025. The Golden State continues to set national food trends -- and this year’s newest restaurants show why. Here’s a look at perhaps the five most talked-about openings (you can see closings here), each redefining what dining out in California means right now. 1. Arquet – San Francisco (Ferry [...]
Michigan braces for its first round of 2026 factory layoffs as unemployment crisis escalates
Michigan could really use some good news right about now. After a painful 2025 with waves of factory closures tied to the trade war (remember that Michigan borders Canada, which is a major trade partner for the state)… Michigan is unfortunately already facing its first planned factory layoffs for 2026! More specifically, Utz Brands is closing its Grand Rapids, Michigan plant, with 75 employees slated for layoffs [...]
North Carolina faces another factory mass layoff after Thanksgiving
Layoffs are always bad. Layoffs in the middle of the holidays? Far worse. And unfortunately, after a string of factory closures brought on by the trade war…over 100 hardworking North Carolinians are about to get their pink slips just after Thanksgiving. Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) will permanently close its full-line plant in Salisbury, Rowan County, affecting about 108 employees. The shutdown is [...]
