Closings & Layoffs

Closings and layoffs can indicate business changes, workforce availability

Even in the Roanoke Region’s robust economy, layoffs, downsizing, and restructuring occurs as businesses adjust to change and growth. Contractions at a specific business can increase the available workforce for expansion elsewhere.

Closings and Layoffs in the Roanoke Region

Company	Industry	Date	Type	Jobs
National Express Transit	Transportation-School	24-June	Closure	194
UPS (Day Sort)	Logistics-Shipping	24-Apr	Closure	153
American Electric Power	Utilities	24-Jan	Layoff	5
Yellow Trucking	Transportation	23-Jul	Closure	24
Sodexo	Service	22-Jun	Closure	98
Roanoke Times	Publishing/Newsroom	21-Apr	Layoff	9
WestRock	Packaging Manufacturing	20-May	Layoff	67
Advance Auto	Management of Companies	20-May	Layoff	100
Norfolk Southern	Transportation	20-Jan	Layoff	105
Norfolk Southern	Transportation	19-Sep	Layoff	130
Freightcar America	Railcar Manufacturing	19-Jul	Closure	200
GE Energy	Electrical Equip. Manufacturing	19-Jun	Closure	250
Norfolk Southern	Transportation	19-May	Layoff	15
Norfolk Southern	Transportation	19-Apr	Layoff	45
Avante-Roanoke	Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation	18-Apr	Layoff	78
Allstate	Insurance/Customer Support	18-Mar	Layoff	Unknown
GE Energy	Electrical Equip. Manufacturing	18-Feb	Layoff	42
Norfolk Southern	Rail Transportation	18-Jan	Layoff	58
Walmart Neighborhood Market	Retail	18-Jan	Closure	72
Cardinal Logistics	Trucking	17-Oct	Layoff	69
Roanoke Gas	Customer Service	17-Jun	Layoff	18
Advance Auto	Company Management - Headquarters	17-Jun	Layoff	Unknown
Roanoke Times	Printing/Insert Production	17-May	Layoff	53
LSC Communications	Commercial Printing	17-May	Closing	140
Freightcar America	Railcar Manufacturing	17-Apr	Layoff	198
GE Energy	Electrical Equip. Manufacturing	17-Mar	Layoff	Unknown
Freightcar America	Railcar Manufacturing	17-Feb	Layoff	166
Yokohama Tire	Tire Manufacturing	16-Oct	Layoff	50
Chubb	Insurance	16-Oct	Layoff	71
Virginia Forge	Automotive/Forge	16-Jun	Closure	60
Allstate	Insurance/Customer Support	16-May	Layoff	Unknown
Modukraf	Modular Home Mfg	16-May	Closure	150
Norfolk Southern	Rail Transportation	16-Jan	Layoff	38
Capco Machinery	Machinery Manufacturing	15-Dec	Layoff	40
Advance Auto	Company Management ‚Äì Headquarters	15-Aug	Layoff	50
Old Virginia Brick	Brick Manufacturing	15-Jun	Closure	20
HSN	Customer Fulfillment Center	15-Jun	Closure	350
John C. Nordt Co.	Jewelry/High Precision Mfg	15-Jun	Layoff	Unknown
U.S. Postal Service	Postal Service	15-Jan	Layoff	200
Norfolk Southern	Company Management/Regional Office	15-Jan	Closure	500
nTelos	Customer Support Center	15-Jan	Closure	50
Yokohama Tire	Tire Manufacturing	15-Jan	Layoff	31
Allstate	Customer Support Center	14-Oct	Layoff	185
General Shale	Brick Manufacturing	14-Sep	Closure	45
Wells Fargo	Banking Call Center	14-Sep	Layoff	115
Exelis	Opitcal/Electronic Product Mfg	14-Jul	Layoff	60
Exelis	Optical/Electronic Product Mfg	14-Apr	Layoff	60
Pepsi Bottling Group	Beverage Mfg	14-Feb	Layoff	30
BB&T	Customer Care Center	14-Feb	Closure	140
General Electric	Electrical Equipment Mfg	13-Oct	Layoff	20
Solstas Lab Partners	Medical Laboratory	13-Oct	Layoff	8
PixelOptics	Company Headquarters	13-Oct	Closure	31
Roanoke Times	Newspaper	13-Sep	Layoff	31
Allstate	Insurance	13-Jun	Layoff	Unknown
Exelis	Optical/Electronic Product Mfg	13-Mar	Layoff	75
Timber Truss	Wood Product Mfg	13-Mar	Closure	52
Precision Fabrics Group	Textile Product Mfg	13-Mar	Layoff	30
Cycle Systems	Recycling	13-Mar	Layoff	60
Norfolk Southern	Rail Transportation	13-Feb	Layoff	140
Liberty Medical	Medical Supply Sales and Dist.	12-Dec	Layoff	200
Exelis	Optical/Electronic Product Mfg	12-Oct	Layoff	300
Norfolk Southern	Rail Transportation	12-Oct	Layoff	100
Cycle Systems	Recycling	12-May	Layoff	45
Hanover Direct	Customer Fulfillment	12-Jan	Closure	200
Exelis	Optical/Electronic Product Mfg	12-Jan	Layoff	375
Wachovia	Banking	11-Aug	Layoff	59
Foot Levelers	Medical Device Manufacturing	11-Jun	Layoff	20

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