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Appeeling Fruit to shut down, 68 workers lose jobs
Peterson Farms informed the state that its facility at Appeeling Fruit Holdings, Dauberville, Berks County, is shutting down, idling 68 employees.
Newbold Services to lay off nearly 300 workers after contract doesn’t get renewed
Newbold Services LLC informed the state that it is laying off 294 employees after learning Amazon won’t renew its contract with Newbold.
Buyer sought for Dan Schantz Farm & Greenhouses
Dan Schantz Farm & Greenhouses LLC filed a closure notice with the state Department of Labor & Industry as it attempts to find a new owner, with the current owners ready to retire.
Coca-Cola to cut 58 jobs at Allentown plant
Coca-Cola Co. announced that 58 of its employees will lose their jobs at the end of this year at the multinational corporation’s syrup plant at 7551 Schantz Road, Upper Macungie Township.
Stitch Fix officially announces almost 400 layoffs
After announcing last month that it was permanently closing its Lower Nazareth Township warehouse at 4770 Hanoverville Road, leaving hundreds jobless, Stitch Fix Inc. filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter confirming the news.
Schuylkill County logistics warehouse to close, costing 132 jobs
Ryder Integrated Logistics Inc. announced that it will close its Schuylkill County plant at 71 Mall Road, New Castle Township, terminating 132 employees.
Santander Bank to lay off 77 workers in Reading
Santander Bank N.A. will lay off 77 employees at its facility at 450 Penn St., Reading - job losses it believes will be permanent.
Heartland Healthcare Services closing Allentown pharmacy; 71 lose jobs
Heartland Healthcare Services, which operates long-term care pharmacies, is closing its Allentown location at 7010 Snowdrift Road No. 1, idling 71 employees.
More than 100 Berks jobs lost as C.H. Briggs to close after 55 years
C.H. Briggs Co., a Reading-based independently owned wholesale distributor of interior specialty building materials for more than 55 years, announced this month that it will close.
Stitch Fix to close its Berks County operations
Online clothing company Stitch Fix is shuttering its Mohnton Mills operations by the end of this year, leaving 56 employees without jobs.
7 Lehigh Valley businesses file WARN notices due to COVID-19
Seven businesses in the Greater Lehigh Valley have filed WARN notices announcing layoffs or closures since Gov. Wolf on March 19, ordered non-life sustaining businesses to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reading Eagle says 81 job cuts will come with impending sale
With the impending sale of the Reading Eagle Co. to Media News Group of Denver, the company has issued a notice that calls for the elimination of 81 jobs effective June 30 – the day the sale is expected to be complete.
