Category: Layoffs and Closures

Defense contractor KBR plans to eliminate 758 jobs at Fort Irwin, a sprawling Army training installation in California’s Mojave Desert, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the state. The cuts represent one of the larger single-site layoffs in San Bernardino County in recent memory and raise pointed questions about the stability…

Ferrara Candy Company, the parent of the Jelly Belly brand, is shutting down corporate operations at its Fairfield, California, headquarters and permanently eliminating 69 jobs, according to a WARN notice and local reporting. The cuts target white-collar roles at the Fairfield campus while manufacturing continues on-site. 69 Corporate Jobs Gone From Fairfield The layoffs were…

A major furniture retailer’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy has set off a rush by shoppers to spend gift cards before they risk becoming worthless. In Pennsylvania, the attorney general is urging anyone holding Value City or American Signature Furniture cards to redeem them quickly, warning that a firm redemption cutoff is already in place. The scramble…

Amazon is cutting thousands of corporate jobs, with human resources among the hardest-hit departments, as the company redirects spending toward artificial intelligence and tries to flatten its management structure. The layoffs, which began in late 2025 and accelerated in January 2026, have already triggered billions of dollars in severance costs and formal job-loss notices across…

Major U.S. employers across logistics, finance, retail, and manufacturing are shedding thousands of jobs in 2026, with official state filings and federal documents revealing the scale of cuts that are already underway or scheduled for the coming months. UPS alone plans to eliminate up to 30,000 positions this year, while companies like Wells Fargo, Lowe’s,…

Kroger Co. has started winding down operations at roughly 60 underperforming U.S. stores over an 18‑month timeline, a direct consequence of the failed merger with Albertsons Companies that two separate courts blocked late last year. The closures, disclosed in the grocer’s most recent earnings report and tied to a broader profitability push, represent Kroger’s sharpest…

Target Corporation eliminated 500 corporate and field positions on February 9, 2026, just eight days after a CEO transition that capped months of boycott pressure and sliding sales. The cuts, split between district management and supply chain operations, arrived as new chief executive Michael Fiddelke began reshaping the retailer’s leadership structure. Together, the layoffs, the…

T G S Transportation Inc., a California-based carrier listed in federal records as operating 20 power units and employing 20 drivers, appears to have ceased operations and is reported as a Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation, joining a growing list of Golden State trucking firms under pressure amid a punishing freight-rate slump. The shutdown leaves drivers…

General Motors is cutting thousands of electric vehicle jobs across its U.S. manufacturing operations, a decision that landed on workers at multiple plants effective January 5, 2026. The layoffs, spanning facilities in Michigan and Ohio and extending to joint-venture battery sites, stem from what GM describes as slower-than-expected EV adoption and shifting federal policy on…

Old Line Brewers, LLC, the company behind Baltimore’s The Brewer’s Art, has filed a Chapter 7 voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, a move that typically leads to liquidation rather than a business restart. Court records indicate the filing has been docketed, placing the roughly 30-year-old brand on…