Napa Vineyard Company Lists Temporary Layoffs

NAPA VALLEY, CA — A temporary layoff affecting vineyard management workers in Napa adds to a wave of workforce cuts and business closures in the region.

Renteria Vineyard Management lists a temporary layoff of 91 workers in Napa, part of a series of workforce cuts and business closures across Napa and Sonoma counties.

The company’s notice is dated Oct. 15, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, data. State labor agencies publish the notices to track employers’ announcements of planned mass layoffs and workplace closures.

In neighboring Sonoma County, Amy’s Kitchen accounts for 200 affected workers, the largest workforce impact among the notices tallied since early September.

Earlier this year, Amy’s ended its restaurant operations. Its original drive-thru in Rohnert Park served its final meals March 8, followed by its last restaurant, at San Francisco International Airport, on March 25.

Santa Rosa-based Amy’s Kitchen, LLC continues to operate its frozen- and packaged-food business, where the layoffs are planned.

Healdsburg’s Madrona hotel and restaurant also lists a temporary closing affecting 77 workers, beginning Jan. 3.

Formerly known as Madrona Manor, the 24-room boutique hotel occupies an eight-acre estate centered on an 1881 mansion. Travel + Leisure named it one of the world’s best new hotels in 2023.

Other permanent closures in Sonoma County affect another 107 workers: 58 at CraftForce Services across two locations, with notices dated Sept. 20, and 49 at Queen City Staffing, dated Sept. 13.

Raley’s lists permanent closures affecting 43 workers across two locations: 40 in Petaluma on Dec. 10 and three in Rohnert Park on Dec. 13. Yerba Mate Co. reports two permanent layoffs, one in Petaluma and one in Santa Rosa, both dated Sept. 1.

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