AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT NEWSOUTH WINDOW SOLUTIONS

Tampa, Florida-based NewSouth Window Solutions, a manufacturer and factory-direct seller of energy-efficient replacement windows and doors to homeowners, has announced a product line discontinuance and operational wind-down.

The organizational change will impact 225 employees

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based Miter Brands, parent of

Venice, Florida-based PGT Innovations and Tampa, Florida-based NewSouth Window Solutions, has announced:

“At Miter Brands, we continuously strive to grow and adapt in an ever-changing market. Through our close monitoring of current economic conditions, we recently identified the need to reduce the number of team members working in our Venice, FL location to align with the forecasted demand in our core markets. We believe that business is always personal, and for that reason, realigning our workforce is not something our team takes lightly. We have provided affected team members with the information to successfully move forward to the next step in their careers.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT VIEW

Milpitas, California-based View Operating Corporation, a glass-manufacturing company specializing in the production of electronically-controlled photochromic "smart glass," has announced that the company will emerge from bankruptcy as a private company.

In another round of layoffs, 147 employees at the financially-distressed Company's Olive Branch, Mississippi, plant will be terminated. 69 of those company employees reside in Tennessee.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS

Houston, Texas-based Quanex Building Products, a manufacturer/distributor of building components, has announced that its building components subsidiary Kent, Washington-based Mikron Industries, a manufacturer of vinyl and composite window and door components, will close its Richmond, Kentucky manufacturing plant.

The closure will impact 140 employees in phases commencing June 7, 2024.

affect about 65 extruder operators, 16 maintenance technicians, 13 material handlers, and five each in the compounding, recycling, and tooling departments, among others.

According to Quanex President and CEO George Wilson, "As mentioned on our December call, we entered this year with a somewhat cautious outlook for the first half due to the ongoing macroeconomic challenges, but we remain optimistic that demand for our products will improve in the second half as consumer confidence is restored over time. While the near-term outlook for our business remains somewhat cautious, our long-term view has not changed, and we believe the underlying fundamentals for the residential housing market remain positive."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?