Foremost Farms USA will permanently close its Marshfield facility on or around December 15, 2026. This closure will result in the elimination of all 68 jobs at the plant. The company is providing advance notice in accordance with state and federal... — read more 

Durr CTS Inc. will close its De Pere manufacturing plant. This closure will impact 75 employees. Layoffs are scheduled to begin in October and continue into 2027. The plant produces automatic environmental control systems. Affected roles include... — read more 

A new online form has been launched to assist individuals and businesses impacted by a recent tornado. The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board created this resource to help workers and employers report their experiences. Submitting the form... — read more 

A manufacturing plant in Tomahawk is permanently closing its doors. This closure will lead to the job loss of 76 employees. The facility produced standard air receivers and pressure vessels. Employees have been notified of their permanent separation... — read more 

School Specialty is shutting down its Fort Atkinson plant. This closure will impact nearly sixty employees. The company is moving warehouse and distribution operations to other states. Layoffs are scheduled to begin in late September. Some employees... — read more 

Six Wisconsin companies issued layoff notices in July, impacting a total of 353 workers. These layoffs occurred despite a slight decrease in the state's unemployment rate to 3.3% for the month. The labor force participation rate also saw a minor... — read more 

A Seattle-based cheesemaker is pursuing the purchase of a recently shuttered Wisconsin manufacturing facility. This move comes shortly after the current owner announced the plant's closure and subsequent layoffs. The company intends to restart... — read more 

Wisconsin Green is contemplating the closure of its West Bend facility. A final decision has not yet been made regarding the future of the operations. If the closure proceeds, layoffs could commence soon. The article does not specify the exact number... — read more 

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. is closing two facilities in Shullsburg, Wisconsin. The Shullsburg Creamery closure will affect 43 employees. The White Hill Cheese facility closure will impact 54 employees. These layoffs are expected to be permanent. The... — read more 

Thermo Fisher Scientific is implementing layoffs affecting 70 employees at its Middleton facility. This decision stems from a consolidation of US Bioanalytical laboratory operations into a Richmond, Virginia location. Certain positions tied to these... — read more 

Only one company reported layoffs in Wisconsin during June. Conduent, a business service provider, laid off six remote workers. The state Department of Workforce Development received this notice on June 26. This number is significantly lower than... — read more 

Wisconsin businesses reported no job layoffs for the entire month of June. This marks the first time in three years without any layoff notices filed. The state's unemployment rate slightly decreased to 3.4% in May. Manufacturing, mining, logging, and... — read more 

Thorogood Boots opened a new manufacturing facility and its first retail store. The $14.5 million, 70,000-square-foot facility is located in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Weinbrenner Shoe Company, Thorogood's parent company, operates the site. The new... — read more 

Sparhawk Trucking may face mass layoffs. It entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March. A notice from the trustee warned of job cuts. The company actively seeks a buyer. A new owner might not keep all staff. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin ... — read more 

Wisconsin employers filed several layoff and closure notices in May. These filings named at least 248 affected workers across various industries. Parkhurst Dining, Henkel, and Cree Lighting announced job cuts in specific cities. UnityPoint Health and... — read more 

A trucking company in Wisconsin Rapids announced mass layoffs. Employees received notification of the job cuts. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin https://www.wsaw.com/video/2026/06/03/wisconsin-rapids-trucking-company-notifies-employees-mass-layoffs/

Sparhawk may face layoffs or closure. The company filed a notice with the Department of Workforce Development. This action follows Sparhawk's bankruptcy filing. Sparhawk Trucking and Sparhawk Truck and Trailer are actively seeking a buyer. The bank... — read more 

Four Wisconsin companies filed layoff notices. These notices impacted 311 workers. The filings occurred during May. The actual number of employees losing jobs is less. This information was reported on June 2, 2026. ... — read more 

Wisconsin's job market is experiencing a cooling trend. This mirrors a national deceleration in economic growth. New graduates face challenges finding work, though openings exist. AI's long-term impact on job substitution remains unclear. Healthcare... — read more 

Wisconsin's labor market has cooled over the past year. The unemployment rate for Wisconsin held at 3.5 percent in April. The state experienced a loss of 12,800 non-farm jobs from April 2025 to April 2026. Manufacturing jobs decreased by 7,800 during... — read more 

Parkhurst Dining will permanently close its Kenosha campus operations. This closure follows the termination of its contract with Carthage College. The company will lay off 160 workers. Operations are set to cease by July 3. All affected employees... — read more 

Cree Lighting announced a second round of layoffs impacting its Racine, Wisconsin facility. Twenty-eight positions were eliminated on May 14, according to a federal notice. These cuts primarily affect office and support roles, including tax, graphic... — read more 

SSM Health laid off most of its virtual behavioral health integration team on February 4. Therapists like Taylor Lazar provided free mental health services to patients. The program helped patients in crisis and prevented hospital admissions. These... — read more 

Henkel US Operations Corporation announced the closure of its Oak Creek facility. This action will result in 57 layoffs. The company plans to halt all operations by the end of September 2026. The facility's permanent closure is scheduled for February... — read more 

Six companies announced layoffs impacting 736 Wisconsin workers in April. This number represents a decrease from March's 1,082 layoffs. Wisconsin's unemployment rate increased to 3.5% in March. This rate remains lower than the national average of... — read more 

Manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin decreased by 8,600 in 2025. This data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. No major facility closings or mass layoffs occurred. Retirements and workers changing jobs contributed to the decline. Some... — read more 

Virtex is an electronics manufacturer. The company is based in Texas. It plans to close its Menomonee Falls plant. This closure will affect 91 jobs. The Menomonee Falls plant will cease operations. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin ... — read more 

Ryder Integrated Logistics will lay off 151 employees. These layoffs affect two facilities in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The company's customer contract was not renewed. Affected employees will cease Ryder employment on June 30. A new provider plans to... — read more 

Wisconsin Watch developed a new dashboard. It tracks layoffs across the state of Wisconsin. The tool uses Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices. Employers file these notices with the state. The dashboard provides data on... — read more 

MPS staff held a protest. They protested recent budget cuts. Staff also protested planned layoffs. Employees demanded cost of living raises. The protest addressed these multiple concerns. ... — read more 

Polaris will close its manufacturing plant in Osceola, Wisconsin. This action will result in 189 employees losing their jobs. The closure process will begin in July and conclude by January 2027. The first wave of layoffs, impacting approximately 26... — read more 

Dozens of former Northern Metal Fab, Inc. employees are suing the company's owners. They allege abrupt layoffs occurred without proper notice. Employees also claim they were not paid final wages or unused vacation time. Their health insurance was... — read more 

Green Bay Converting announced layoffs following a recent warehouse fire. Fewer than 35 of its over 200 employees are affected. This is due to the time needed for operations to return to normal. Equipment cleaning is over 50 percent complete. The... — read more 

One Call has completed its acquisition of Data Dimensions. This acquisition aims to replace fragmented processes. It will create a unified system. The system connects data, workflows, and payments. This applies across the workers' compensation health... — read more 

UnityPoint Health announced job cuts due to outsourcing its IT and revenue cycle functions. The health system will eliminate 207 information technology positions. Further job reductions are planned for the revenue cycle department. Accenture will... — read more 

Milwaukee Public Schools announced job cuts affecting 201 employees. These layoffs are part of a plan to close a $46 million budget gap. The teachers union and parent groups are demanding the district reverse these cuts. They also call for pausing... — read more 

Regal Rexnord Corp. plans to close its facility in Cudahy. This closure will result in approximately 70 employee layoffs. The company filed a notice with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Layoffs are scheduled to begin around June 5... — read more 

Four Wisconsin companies announced layoffs impacting 982 workers in March. This total more than doubled the number of layoffs reported in February. United Natural Foods Inc. is closing its Sturtevant facility, affecting 443 employees. Charter... — read more 

Wells Vehicle Electronics announced the shutdown of its Fond du Lac facilities. The company will lay off 100 employees. Its manufacturing and warehouse operations will permanently close. This decision follows the sale and closure of the manufacturing... — read more 

Daybreak Foods is laying off over 80 employees. The company will cut 55 jobs in Palmyra and 32 in Whitewater. These layoffs begin on April 1. An avian influenza outbreak caused the facility to depopulate its birds. The company expects these job... — read more