US layoff notices — December 1997

17WARN notices
2,183workers affected
2states

Counts cover the free tier, no delay of the normalized US WARN dataset; notices that surface later are added to this page retroactively. Worker totals sum only notices that published a headcount.

Biggest layoff notices in December 1997

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Washington National Corporation (del)ILLincolnshire, 300 Tower Pkwy2441997-12-15
Clark Distribution ServicesILBedford Park, 7525 S Sayre Ave2001997-12-01
SportmartILWheeling, 1400 S Wolf Rd Ste 2002001997-12-02
Penn DanielsILQuincy, 505 N 24TH St1901997-12-05
American Medical Response-Midwest DivisionILGLENDALE HEIGHTS, 555 HIGH GROVE BLVD1721997-12-11
American Medical Response-Midwest DivisionILHICKORY HILLS, 9913 SOUTH 78TH AVENUE1691997-12-11
Longview Fibre Company Central Container DivILROCKFORD, 1818 ELMWOOD ROAD1251997-12-08
American Medical Response-Midwest DivisionILSKOKIE, 5640 WEST HOWARD1211997-12-11
Bordon FoodsILNORTHBROOK, 2301 SHERMER RD, BOX 30111201997-12-19
Eugene F. Burrill LumberORWhite City1201997-12-04
Target StoresILChiacgo, 8560 South Cottage Grove1061997-12-08
Shape Midwest DivisionILNORTHBROOK, 3055 MACARTHUR BLVD1031997-12-09
New York Carpet WorldILBURBANK, 8636 S CICERO AVENUE961997-12-18
American Medical Response-Midwest DivisionILLAKE BLUFF, 29870 ROUTE 41811997-12-11
USA FlexILBloomingdale, 471 Brighton Ct551997-12-12

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)162,063
Oregon (OR)1120
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