AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT REDWOOD MATERIALS

Carson City, Nevada-based Redwood Materials, a recycler of lithium-ion batteries to produce battery materials for electromobility and electrical storage systems, has announced a restructuring to focus on its energy storage business and a cost-cutting reduction in force.

The reduction has affected 10% of the company's workforce, approximately 135 employees. Five months after a 5% cut in its workforce.

According to Founder and CEO J.B. Straubel, who co-founded Tesla and served as its CTO until 2019 as the second-in-command to Elon Musk, “Redwood today is the strongest it’s ever been. The materials business is well on its way to profitability and has an exciting roadmap ahead. Parts of the company have expanded faster than needed to support the direction. We are confident that we can deliver on our critical projects with a smaller team that is more focused. We have successfully adapted to changes in the market that have bankrupted many of our competitors.”

"I am more excited than ever with our path ahead as we build the most integrated and cost-effective critical materials and energy storage business in the world. This is a self-sustaining business and will continue to make this company more valuable over time. We have the team and the technology to do what no other company can. I am grateful to the approximately 135 employees who we say goodbye to today — they’ve all contributed to building Redwood.”

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 UNITYPOINT HEALTH

West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health, a not-for-profit regional health system, has announced a restructuring of its information technology and revenue department as it prepares to outsource its IT technology functions to Dublin, Ireland-based Accenture, a multinational technology consultancy and a provider of outsourced business process operations, and revenue cycle operations to Boca Raton, Florida-based Omega Healthcare.

The outsourcing operation will affect 207 Information Technology positions and an unspecified number of revenue cycle roles, with terminations scheduled on July 24, 2026.

According to a spokesperson, "Our focus is on transitioning select functions to a third-party vendor to help UnityPoint Health leverage advanced technologies, reduce costs, and improve the overall user experience, while maintaining local leadership oversight, governance, and accountability for these functions. Expanding clinical services and patient access points remain a top priority as the system realigns its IT and revenue cycle services to better match current and future needs."

President and CEO Scott Kizer noted, “Like many health systems across the country, we are navigating a period of sustained financial pressure that requires us to make difficult but necessary decisions. Our focus is to ensure we remain strong for the future — so we can continue delivering expert, high-quality care and expand local access for the patients and communities who depend on us. Each organization is responding to those pressures in ways that best support its long-term sustainability and its commitment to the people and communities it serves. For UnityPoint Health, these targeted changes are about ensuring we can continue providing high-quality, local care and remain strong for the future.”

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 TENDIT GROUP

Denver, Colorado-based Tendit Group, a comprehensive exterior facility maintenance company offering paving, landscaping, and pressure washing, has announced it will shut down its Phoenix, Arizona, operations and lay off all employees.

The closure will impact 143 employees: 107 in Denver, Colorado, and 36 in Phoenix, Arizona.

According to a company statement, "Despite substantial efforts on the part of management, The Tendit Group, LLC, is unable to turn a profit. As a result, The Tendit Group, LLC, will permanently close its facilities and lay off all remaining employees in Colorado and Arizona. The Tendit Group, LLC, will begin separating employees from their employment on April 30, 2026, and anticipates that employees will be permanently laid off between April 15 and April 30, 2026."

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?