AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT HYSTER-YALE

Cleveland, Ohio-based Hyster-Yale, an iconic manufacturer of forklift and materials handling equipment, has announced a restructuring and cost-cutting initiative that will include a significant reduction in force in response to challenging market conditions and a mismatch between recent shipping and booking rates.

Approximately 575 employees across the company will be impacted.

According to the company, "The goal of the move is to further reduce lead times, lower total costs for the customer, increase margins, maintain the highest level of quality, and better position the company for future growth. The reductions will better position it to return to profitability when sales volumes recover, which is expected to happen by the middle of next year."

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?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT HOSKINSON CONSTRUCTION & CONCRETE

Gillette, Wyoming-based Hoskinson Contracting and Hoskinson Concrete, a full-service contracting firm with concrete production capabilities, announced its intention to permanently close companies created to support the construction of the new Hoskinson Health & Wellness Clinic.

The reduction affected 123 employees hired to build a local health clinic in Gillette, Wyoming.

CEO Chris Davis noted that the construction and concrete companies were created to support the clinic, and “The large-scale construction needs that led the clinic to create an in-house construction company have come to an end. As a result, Hoskinson Contracting is scaling back its operations, and the Hoskinson Concrete division is being closed. Hoskinson Contracting will work in a more limited capacity going forward. It will concentrate on maintaining existing Hoskinson properties and overseeing future construction projects, which it will bid out to local Wyoming contractors.”

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?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT FORTREX

Dunwoody, Georgia-based Fortrex, a major food safety solutions provider, has announced the cessation of operations at Tyson Foods in Lexington, Nebraska, due to an unexpected plant closure.

The closure of the Tyson plant will impact 139 Fortrex employees, with separations scheduled on January 20, 2026.

According to a company statement, "By way of background, Fortrex is a privately held sanitation contractor that has sanitized Tyson Foods, Inc. – Lexington since March 15, 2013. Recently, we received unforeseen notice from Tyson Foods, Inc. – Lexington that it has decided to end the contract at the Lexington, NE location, meaning that Fortrex will cease services at this plant effective January 20, 2026. This will result

in the layoff or relocation of all eligible Fortrex team members at this plant.

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?