UNFI: 443 jobs cut
UNFI has announced the closure of its distribution center in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, resulting in the layoff of 443 employees. The company is consolidating operations to enhance efficiency through automation at its Joliet location. This decision follows a WARN notice filed on March 16, 2026, indicating that employee separations will begin in June.
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443
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200 jobs gone at Cree, UNFI closure weeks away deepen Sturtevant's economic wounds | Racine County Eye
200 jobs gone at Cree, UNFI closure weeks away deepen Sturtevant's economic wounds | Racine County Eye FILE PHOTO Two major employers that once helped anchor Sturtevant’s industrial sector are winding down at almost the same time, and the situation has grown more serious since Racine County Eye first reported on the closures in March. Specifically, Cree Lighting has now laid off 200 workers in two separate rounds, UNFI’s shutdown is weeks away, and the legal fallout from both closures is expa