AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT OPW ENGINEERED SYSTEMS

Am I Next? OPW Egineered Systems permanently closing facility.

Lebanon, Ohio-based OPW Engineered Systems, a manufacturer of loading arms transfer coublers, sight flow indicators, and safety breakaways for use in railcar rack systems and platforms, bulk plant and liquid terminals applications, has announced that it is permanently closing its Lebanon facility commencing July 6, 2021 and being completed by the end of September 2021. The closure will affect all 103 employees.

Layoffs include sales, engineering, machinists, and support personnel. No reason is given for the layoff.

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. 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?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT THE OLYMPIA MEDICAL CENTER

Am I Next? Los Angeles Olympia Medical Center to close.

Los Angeles, California-based Olympia Medical Center, a small 204-bed Los Angeles area hospital, has elected to voluntarily shut down all medical activities on March 31, 2021, and layoff 451 healthcare and support employees.

The owner of Olympia Medical Center, Irvine, California-based Alecto Healthcare, has sold the facility to the UCLA Health System which plans to renovate and repurpose the facility.

According to a UCLA spokesperson, “UCLA Health regularly considers property purchases and growth opportunities in the region that allow us to expand access to care for patients who need our services. The operators decided to sell the property and will be winding down their services over the next few months before closing the hospital.”

"UCLA Health will be launching an initial planning process for a state-of-the-art major facility renovation of the former Olympia Medical Center campus. The initial plans will include exploration of inpatient and outpatient mental health services — a dire and unmet need in Los Angeles County with few and shrinking providers of inpatient care."

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. 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?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT ROLLS ROYCE

Am I Next? Plant closure at Rolls Royce Aerospace.

London, England-based Rolls-Royce, the iconic car and engine manufacturer, has announced the closure of its purpose-built aerospace component factory in Prince George, Virgina. The closure will impact 300 employees by mid-2021.

The decision was driven by the global pandemic and the near-collapse of the commerccial aerospace industry and the need for the company's precision-engineered aircraft engine components, discs and turbine blades.

According to a company spokesperson, “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a historic collapse in civil aviation, which will take several years to recover. As a result, we’ve had to make difficult, but necessary, decisions to protect the future of our business."

“Due to the significant reduction in demand for our civil products and services, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we no longer have the workload necessary to sustain operations at the site. In an attempt to stem further layoffs and retain as many employees as possible, we have taken swift and decisive action to reduce spending. However, the severity of the economic fallout from COVID-19 made the closure of our Crosspointe facility unavoidable.”

The closure and layoffs follow a June, 2020 layoff of 180 employees at the plant. The company is reducing its worldwide work force.

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. 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?