Bristol, Indiana-based Bravo Trailers, a manufacturer of cargo and aluminum trailers, abruptly closed its doors and laid off all employees via a text message: "All employees of Bravo are hereby laid off immediately."
The unexpected closure impacts 118 employees and comes after several legal filings regarding missed payments, including a mortgage default to First State Bank of Middlebury. Bravo had asked the bank to pay delinquent utility bills, and the bank refused, seeking temporary control to protect the property and its assets.
Change is constant, and it's coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life, nor promises of a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, at any time, 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?