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Truvant to close one of its Wisconsin facilities, 74 employees impacted by layoffs

Truvant to close one of its Wisconsin facilities, 74 employees impacted by layoffs

Yahoo19-05-2025
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (WFRV) – A packaging and labeling company in southwestern Wisconsin is preparing to shut down one of its facilities, citing shifting business conditions and resulting in layoffs affecting dozens of workers.
According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter filed with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Truvant North America will permanently close its Prairie du Chien North facility at 800 N. State Street.
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The closure will impact all 74 employees currently working at or reporting to the site. Of those, 44 jobs will be permanently eliminated. The remaining 30 employees have accepted offers to transfer to other Truvant facilities located within reasonable commuting distance.
Truvant says layoffs are expected to begin on or around July 15, 2025, with the full closure scheduled for that same day. The company says it is providing employees with at least 60 days' notice.
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The affected employees are not part of a union, and bumping rights, which would allow more senior employees to displace junior ones, will not apply in this case.
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