We’re seeing even more rough news out of Indiana, as job losses pile up. After losing several factories earlier this year… Indiana is unfortunately losing even more manufacturing jobs later this week. More specifically, Perdue Farms is closing a shift at its turkey plant in Washington, Indiana, at the cost of 293 jobs. The layoffs are expected to take affect on Friday, October 10th - a sad day for a town of less [...]
7 New Jersey restaurants abruptly close as unemployment hits three-year highs
New Jersey’s dining scene has always been a reflection of its diverse communities, but 2025 has brought a wave of closures that underscores deeper economic challenges across the state. Rising operating costs, higher wages, supply chain pressures, and shifting consumer spending habits have all taken a toll on restaurants already running on thin margins. These closures don’t just mark the end of beloved eateries—they point [...]
18 Ohio restaurants abruptly shut their doors as economic downturn accelerates
The restaurant business is a hard one. The profit margins are thin, the employee base is hard to wrangle, and you usually have to take on a ton of debt because it's so expensive to open a location. As a result, the difference between success and failure is razor thin. A few bad Yelp reviews can do it. So can customers "getting bored." Or tiny changes in the broader economy (read more on Ohio specfically here). Here [...]
Michigan suddenly loses another plant as recession fears spiral
More rough news out of Michigan, as if the state needed anymore. After a string of factory closures, many directly linked to tariffs… And with the national economy rapidly declining… Unfortunately, another plant has just been forced to close, at the cost of 75 jobs. More specifically, CNC Logistics just closed its plant in Walker, Michigan. CNC is a logistics partner for Amazon. There’s real logic to all of [...]
Tyson Foods closes another factory and fires everyone – more could follow soon
The US meatpacking industry is in a crisis, no doubt about that. With factory closings sweeping the US and thousands of layoffs denting the already fragile economy… It’s clear that these losses aren’t limited to any one meatpacker - it’s impacting all of them, from Tyson Foods, to Purdue to Butterball. And unfortunately, Tyson recently closed yet another factory - this time in Emporia, Kansas, at the cost of 800 [...]
90% of Americans impacted as Walmart caves to Trump
Arguably President Trump's most high-profile appointment was Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Since the FDA falls under Health and Human Services, RFK, Jr. has been using the agency to compel major food and drink companies to voluntarily move away from petroleum-based artificial dyes by the end of 2027. It's been very effective so far with companies including Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo, [...]
