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Lumber mill in Alabama to close indefinitely, lay off over 100 workers
A lumber mill in Alabama recently announced that it's shuttering its operations, resulting in layoffs affecting over 100 workers. West Fraser Huguley OSB Lumber Mill is in Lanett, Alabama, near the Alabama-Georgia state line. The mill produces engineered wood products such as plywood and particleboard, northern bleached softwood kraft pulp, paper, wood chips and more. In a WARN notice filed on Oct. 29, the company announced the closure of the plant in January of next year. The WARN Act , a federal law enacted in 1988, requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide advance written notice of significant layoffs or plant closings. The law generally requires a 60-day notice to help workers prepare for the loss of employment. 'Housing affordability' leads to cutbacks The company has chosen to curtail production at its Lanett facility as well as in Leola, Arkansas, due to "continued weakness in demand for wood products used in new home construction and repair and renovation applications" as well as "higher energy-related input costs" than previous years. The company said it expects the two closures to reduce its capacity "by 500 million square feet (3/8-inch) and SYP capacity by 225 million board feet, both on an
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City of Auburn looks toward the future as developments and investments continue
AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) — Over the past year, the City of Auburn has attracted eight new businesses and approved expansions for six others, bringing in nearly $400 million in new investment. My questions focused on two things: why businesses are choosing Auburn, and how this growth will affect current and future residents. “In the late […]
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An Alabama Landowner Is In A Standoff Against A Power Company That Wants To Build Transmission Lines On His Property
We’ve got a true David vs. Goliath situation unfolding down in Alabama. A property owner in Alabama is standing up – literally – to a power company trying to install a transmission line on his land, physically blocking employees from entering his land. The disagreement started back in 2023, when Alabama Power notified 60-year-old Fenn Church that the company planned to acquire through eminent domain an easement across a portion of his 400-acre land in Calera, Alabama to install a […] The post An Alabama Landowner Is In A Standoff Against A Power Company That Wants To Build Transmission Lines On His Property first appeared on Whiskey Riff .