Georgia layoff list in 2018 includes Walmart, Convergys, Coca-Cola and Toys R Us
Job layoffs have always been a part of the employment landscape, with companies routinely hiring and letting workers ago.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Workforce Division keeps track of such events when they are large in numbers. In fact, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act of 1988 requires employers to give advance notice of 60 days for covered plant closures and mass layoffs.
The state WARN list includes well-known employers such as Walmart, Convergys, Coca-Cola and Toys R Us, as well as businesses many people never knew existed. The list features the WARN date, the company’s address, including county and estimated number of workers impacted and the event description, be it a layoff or facility closure.
Here is the WARN list of layoffs in Georgia through the first quarter of 2018:
Walmart — 69 workers
Facility closure — Jan. 5 — 3372 Canton Road, Marietta, Cobb County
Zenith Education Group — 46 workers
Layoff — Jan. 8 — 2841 Greenbriar Parkway SW, Atlanta, Fulton County
Greenway — 24 workers
Facility closure — Jan. 12 — 300 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, Cobb County
Greenway — 96 workers
Layoff — Jan. 12 — 100 Greenway Blvd., Carrollton, Carroll County
Cahaba — 27 workers
Layoff — Jan. 28 — 5901 Stewart Parkway, Douglasville, Douglas County
Denim North America — 125 workers
Layoff — Jan. 28 — 1 Marubeni Drive, Columbus, Muscogee County
Amports — 12 workers
Layoff — Jan. 31 — 106 Joe Frank Harris Blvd., Brunswick, Glynn County
Conifer Health Solutions — 158 workers
Layoff — Feb. 3 — 4700 Waters Ave., Savannah, Chatham County
Comcast — 290 workers
Layoff — Feb. 26 — 4700 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta, Fulton County
Coca-Cola — 5 workers
Layoff — Feb. 28 — 121 Baker Street NW, Atlanta, Fulton County
Coca-Cola — 47 workers
Layoff — Feb. 28 — 1 Coca-Cola Plaza NW, Atlanta, Fulton County
Walmart — 83 workers
Layoff — March 16 — 6152 Covington Hwy., Lithonia, DeKalb County
Sam’s Club — 196 workers
Layoff — March 16 — 2994 Turner Hill Road, Lithonia, DeKalb County
ASM Research — 28 workers
Layoff — March 27 — 1826 Veterans Blvd., Dublin, Laurens County
Gap Partners Inc. — 64 workers
Layoff — March 29 — 400 Kellys Creek Road, Rabun Gap, Rabun County
Arrow Electronics Inc. — 38 workers
Layoff — April 27 — 7000 Highlands Parkway Smyrna, Cobb County
First Data Remitco — 83 workers
Layoff — March 31 — 1 Remitco Way, Columbus, Muscogee County
Textron — 60 workers
Layoff — Jan. 23 — 1602 Marvin Griffin Road, Augusta, Richmond County
MWI Animal Health — 47 workers
Facility closure — Jan. 30 — 5635 Gwaitney Drive, Atlanta, Fulton County
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines — 112 workers
Layoff — March 30 — 2727 Paces Ferry Road SE, Cobb County
Bank of America — 103 workers
Layoff — April 3 — 210 Town Park Drive, Kennesaw, Cobb County
Darwood Manufacturing Company — 144 workers
Facility closure — April 16 — 620 West Railroad St., Pelham Mitchell County
Convergys — 211 workers
Layoff — April 30 — 3947 North Oak Street Extension, Lowndes County
Transdev On Demand Inc. — 98 workers
Layoff — May 1 — 65 Technology Parkway NW, Rome, Floyd County
IFCO — 130 workers
Layoff — May 4 — 100 Constitution Drive, McDonough, Henry County
DHL — 498 workers
Layoff — May 3 — 6720 Oakley Industrial Blvd., Union City, Fulton County
Coca-Cola — 231 workers
Layoff — April 30 — 1 Coca-Cola Plaza NW, Atlanta, Fulton County
Sodexo — 89 workers
Layoff — May 11 — 11935 Abercorn St., Savannah, Chatham County
Toys R Us — 244 workers
Facility closure — May 14 — 830 Hwy. 42 South, McDonough, Henry County
Toyota of Union City — 100 workers
Facility closure — May 15 — 4115 Jonesboro Road, Union City, Fulton County
Distribution South — 66 workers
Layoff — June 1 — 1107 West 12th St., Alma, Bacon County
Merchants Foodservice — 72 workers
Layoff — May 31 — 7833 Magnolia Industrial Blvd., Tifton, Tift County
XPO Logistics — 93 workers
Facility closure — June 10 — 105 Governors Trace, Fayetteville, Fayette County
This story was originally published April 11, 2018 at 4:34 PM with the headline "Georgia layoff list in 2018 includes Walmart, Convergys, Coca-Cola and Toys R Us."