Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her 7th State of the State address on Feb. 26, 2025
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Notices of closures and layoffs continue to pour in to Michigan’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity as unemployment claims surged by more than 128% last week.
Gannett Publishing plans to cut 109 jobs as it permanently closes its entire production operation in Sterling Heights starting on July 7.
Aramark Campus, LLC is also cutting 137 employees after the company learned it “would not be retained to provide food/facilities services at Wayne State University beyond June 30, 2025.”
Allegan County’s Conagra Brands plans to layoff 75 when it shuts down operations and closes its facility in Fennville “to improve efficiencies and effectiveness within its supply chain network.”
“The decision to close the Fennville Facility will affect all employees’ employment and is expected to be permanent,” the company wrote in its notice to the state. Others include the layoffs of 121 workers at Heartland Recreational Vehicles in Sturgis, 41 at Quality Metalcraft in Macomb and Wayne counties, 188 at Tribar Technologies in Wixom, 40 at Flagstar Bank in Troy, and others.
Read the full article at The Midwesterner.
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