AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT CREATIVE TESTING SOLUTIONS

Tempe, Arizona-based Creative Testing Solutions, a nonprofit blood donor testing organization owned by three of the leading U.S. blood service providers: American Red Cross, OneBlood, and Vitalant, has announced the closure of its Austin, Texas laboratory facility.

The closure will impact 91 employees, including managers, supervisors, testing technologists, and trainers, and will take place on December 12, 2025. Operations will be transferred to the company's San Marcos, Texas, facility on October 27, 2025.

CTS decided to close the Austin lab after evaluating all options, concluding that consolidating operations to other facilities would best support efficiency and maintain the high standards required for blood donor testing.

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, 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?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT ACCELERED

Bethesda, Maryland-based AccelerEd, a subsidiary of UMGC Ventures (University of Maryland Global Campus) that offers expert consulting on digital learning systems, has announced the closure of its Bethesda office as it continues to reintegrate with UMGC.

The closure will impact 108 employees, with layoffs to be completed by Dec. 31, 2025. This is the second layoff following 57 employees laid off on October 15, 2025.

UMGC President Gregory Fowler stated, “The final report has been completed, and pending the receipt of appropriate notifications and approvals, UMGC intends to reintegrate Ventures and AccelerEd back into the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). ”

According to published reports, UMGC contracted with AccelerEd to build a new student information system, an IT project that went over budget and past its timeline. The product was 'ultimately determined to be unusable and abandoned' — after the university already paid $25.7 million to Ventures, auditors said."

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, 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?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT ONX HOMES

Carrollton, Texas-based Onx Homes, a manufacturer of pre-fab, factory-built storm-proof homes and structures, continues their restructuring that includes the gradual winding down of its robotics-driven factory in Pompano Beach, Florida, and its “plug-and-play bathroom pods" facility in Homestead, Florida.

The wind-down will impact 137 employees in Pompano (30 employees) and Homestead (107 employees) manufacturing facilities, resulting in layoffs between December 14, 2025, and December 28, 2025.

According to the company, "This effort is a strategic response to current housing market challenges, including higher costs and slower demand. The company is also shifting its focus to address cost, speed, and resilience in its building process. These external factors have made it increasingly difficult to sustain operations at our current scale.”

“As part of our broader strategic restructuring, we are gradually ramping down staffing levels and production volumes at both facilities and other operational sites to align with current market conditions.” We remain proud of the innovation and efficiency that our technology has brought to the homebuilding industry.”

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, 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?