Minnesota’s suffering a spate of bad news as two local factories, both pillars of their local communities, have recently shut down permanently.
And while this is part of a disturbing nationwide trend of substantial manufacturing losses, these local stories always hurt the most.
Case in point: Apple Valley Foods closed its pie plant in Chaska in July, with 95 jobs lost. This is a town of less than 30,000 people, so it’s not like there are 100 jobs just sitting around waiting to be filled.
Separately, Smurfit Westrock closed its St. Paul-based recycled board mill (which helps produce cardboard packaging, with many food applications) earlier this summer, with 189 jobs lost.
If you’ve been impacted by these shutdowns (or the even bigger losses Wisconsin is suffering right now), then please know:
You did not deserve this. And I hope your next chapter is better than this one.
Readers – if you have any leads on great jobs for these hardworking folks, or advice or encouragement to share, please leave a comment! Let’s all support each other.
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