🌱 Monroe bedding factory to close—what the August layoffs mean locally
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- Monroe bedding factory to close—what the August layoffs mean locally
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📰 News we're reading
• Factory Fallout: Manufacturing layoffs from Bausch & Lomb, Jabil Inc., Southwire and more and more (plantservices.com) — A bedding factory in Monroe will shut down this summer, with 113 workers losing their jobs on August 14 after Downlite International’s recent acquisition by rival Live Comfortably. The article also details similar manufacturing layoffs and plant closures in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Illinois, and Massachusetts, reflecting broader turmoil across the U.S. manufacturing sector. 
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