US layoff notices — week of Feb 20, 2012 to Feb 26, 2012

17WARN notices

1,399workers affected

10states

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 this week

Company	State	Location	Workers	Notice date
Personnel Placements	TN	Jackson, Madison County	350	2012-02-21
Appetizers And	IL	Chicago, 2555 North Elston Avenue	148	2012-02-23
QuadGraphics	KY	—	115	2012-02-21
Sykes Enterprises	KY	—	113	2012-02-21
Schuff Steel	AZ	—	89	2012-02-24
Macy's at Hickory Hollow	TN	Antioch, Davidson County	85	2012-02-22
MBM Foodservice	AL	Montgomery	78	2012-02-22
GasAmerica Services, Inc. Main Headquarters	IN	Greenfield	65	2012-02-20
Playboy Enterprises	IL	Chicago, 680 North Lake Shore Drive	56	2012-02-22
CertainTeed	IN	Terre Haute	53	2012-02-24
Amcor	KS	—	53	2012-02-22
CenturyLink	WA	Gig Harbor	52	2012-02-23
Bechtel Jacobs	TN	Oak Ridge, Anderson County	49	2012-02-21
Diageo	MD	5001 Washington Blvd., Baltimore , MD	34	2012-02-23
Persona	TN	Centerville, Hickman County	27	2012-02-22

By state

State	Notices	Workers affected
Tennessee (TN)	5	525
Kentucky (KY)	2	228
Illinois (IL)	2	204
Indiana (IN)	2	118
Arizona (AZ)	1	89
Alabama (AL)	1	78
Kansas (KS)	1	53
Washington (WA)	1	52
Maryland (MD)	1	34
Connecticut (CT)	1	18

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