AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT KEYSTONE POWDERED METAL COMPANY

St. Marys, Pennsylvania-based Keystone Powdered Metal Company, a subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Sumitomo Electric Industries and a producer of complex powder metal components for the North American market, has announced it will close at least one of its two plants north of Charlotte, North Carolina, in April 2025.

The closure will impact 217 employees.

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. 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 ALUDYNE

Southfield, Michigan-based Aludyne, a vertically integrated manufacturer of aluminum, magnesium, and iron cast and machined automotive components, has announced the closure of its Columbus, Georgia machining operations.

The closure will impact 193 emloyees with the layoffs scheduled between June 30, 2024 through July 14, 2024.

According to a company statement, “We have notified our employees that the machining plant will be closing at mid-year, and the remaining work will be transferred to available capacity at other Aludyne plants in the U.S. We expect that some employees will have an opportunity to transfer to our Columbus foundry plant which is unaffected by this action.”

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT NATIONAL COPPER & SMELTING

Huntsville, Alabama-based National Copper and Smelting, a manufacturer of precision and specialty tubing products, has announced the closures of its 90,000-square-foot facility in Huntsville, Alabama, and Ardmore, Tennesse, production facilities.

The closures will impact 115 employees in the Huntsville facility and 56 at the Ardmore facility.

Very little is known about the abrupt closures.

According to the manager, the final day of operation for the plants is scheduled for July 24.

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?