Whisk-y House of Kentucky laid off 22 employees. This cut impacts about 30% of its workforce. The Elizabethtown facility now runs at 60% capacity. Slower spirits demand caused this production reduction. The company offers severance, benefits, and job... — read more 

Fidelity Investments announced job cuts at its Covington, Kentucky campus. A larger reorganization eliminated approximately 800 jobs globally. The firm will reinvest in technology and recruit early-career engineers. This restructuring follows a... — read more 

The Fayette County Public Schools board approved a tentative budget and a $95 million loan. This decision followed the firing of 120 FCPS employees. Many community members attended the meeting to voice frustrations. The district needs the loan to... — read more 

Fidelity Investments reduced staff at its Covington facility. The company is realigning its technology and delivery teams. This aims to better match skills with high-priority customer work. Roughly one percent of the workforce was impacted by these... — read more 

WORK-Lexington and Kentucky Career Center are assisting laid-off employees. They are helping those affected by Fayette County Public Schools layoffs. A virtual job fair is scheduled for June 17. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Employers... — read more 

Fayette County Public Schools announced major staffing cuts this week. This action terminated 120 district-level support personnel. The cuts address financial reporting errors and budget issues. Eliminated roles included 49 hourly and 71 salaried... — read more 

The Kentucky Court of Justice is undergoing significant operational changes. This includes laying off nearly 200 employees due to anticipated budget deficits. Chief Justice Debra Hembree Lambert stated these cuts ensure financial longevity. The... — read more 

A University of Kentucky HIV prevention program will cease operations. This will result in layoffs for 61 employees. The program will end on June 30. Changes in funding caused the closure. It aimed to reduce HIV infections and improve... — read more 

The University of Kentucky is laying off over 1,000 employees. The affected staff includes 926 food service personnel. UK HealthCare will eliminate 61 positions due to restructuring. Another 36 jobs in Behavioral Science are also being cut. These... — read more 

Fayette County Public Schools has filed a notice. This notice concerns significant layoffs. These staffing decisions are reportedly difficult. They affect employees who care deeply about students. The district aims to align staffing with enrollment... — read more 

A Lexington supplements distributor is shutting down operations. This closure will eliminate 130 jobs. The shutdown follows a recent company sale. Grocer giant Kroger sold the company. A larger supplements concern acquired the... — read more 

Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins announced a 10% pay cut. This reduction comes amidst the district's significant financial challenges. Inaccuracies in accounting practices dating back to 2008 were recently discovered... — read more 

Marsden Services is laying off 106 employees at its Louisville facility. The company's facility services warehouse permanently ceased operations. Layoffs are scheduled to begin on May 10. This closure resulted from a client terminating their... — read more 

Madison County leads Central and Eastern Kentucky in recent layoffs. The Blue Oval SK Group plant in Hardin County closed. This closure affected over 1,500 employees. Louisville and Madison County also experienced hundreds of job losses. UPS will... — read more 

Chief Justice Debra Hembree Lambert expressed disappointment with the judicial branch budget. The General Assembly approved $344.4 million, but the court requested $354.7 million. This funding shortfall will force significant layoffs and threaten... — read more 

Legacy Supply Chain closed two facilities. These sites were located in Louisville and Bowling Green. The closures resulted in 123 job losses. The company did not provide a reason. These were permanent site closures. Louisville, Kentucky ... — read more 

Clintwood JOD LLC faces a lawsuit from former employees. About 300 workers were laid off without adequate notice. The suit alleges violations of the WARN Act. This act requires 60 days' notice for mass layoffs. The company recently entered bankruptcy... — read more 

The Kentucky Senate passed legislation allowing public universities to lay off faculty. This includes tenured professors. Reasons include low enrollment or revenue-cost misalignment. Faculty could be terminated with just 30 days' notice. A Republican... — read more 

Kentucky Cooperage announced 110 permanent job reductions. These layoffs will occur at its Lebanon, Kentucky barrel plant. The cuts impact production, maintenance, and logistics positions. The company plans to consolidate operations to a single... — read more 

Kentucky experienced a decline in job openings during December 2025. The state reported 88,000 job openings, down from 94,000 in November. The job openings rate decreased to 4.1 percent. Layoffs and discharges increased to 24,000 in December. This... — read more 

The CCMA plant in Calvert City announced layoffs. Over one hundred employees will be affected by this decision. The company cited financial struggles as the reason for the job reductions. This news impacts the local industrial workforce. Calvert... — read more 

BlueOval SK has delayed planned layoffs at its Kentucky battery plant. This joint venture between Ford and SK On is currently dissolving. Roughly 1,500 worker layoffs were initially expected to start February 14. Further job cuts are now anticipated... — read more 

Clintwood JOD, LLC issued permanent layoffs earlier this month. The company operates in Eastern Kentucky. Employees received notice on March 9. This followed a temporary furlough from February 24. Unforeseen business circumstances led to the... — read more 

BlueOval SK laid off all 1,600 workers at its Hardin County battery plant. Kentucky invested $250 million in taxpayer money for the plant's infrastructure. Hardin County also spent $1.6 million in federal relief funds. The layoffs caused the county... — read more 

A federal grant of $2 million was awarded. Kentucky's workforce development agency received these funds. The money assists workers displaced by recent layoffs. More than 2,400 individuals lost jobs in 25 counties. Retraining and skill-building... — read more 

Lexmark officials confirmed a round of layoffs at the company. The company did not disclose the number of affected staff. Xerox purchased Lexmark in July 2025 and is integrating operations. The city of Lexington has not received a WARN notice. WARN... — read more 

Two companies are preparing to close their facilities, which will lead to significant job losses. Over 200 workers are slated to be laid off as a result of these closures. The headline does not specify the names of the two companies involved in these... — read more 

A Texas judge ordered Chapter 11 trustees for Kentucky Owl and Stoli bankruptcies. Lender Fifth Third Bank successfully argued for an orderly sale of 35,000 bourbon barrels. This approach aims to maximize recovery for creditors over immediate... — read more 

Jefferson County Public Schools has not yet identified the 300 central-office jobs being eliminated. These specific details are expected to be revealed at Tuesday's school board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood previously directed... — read more 

The Young Professionals Association of Louisville will begin a leadership search. Executive Director Grace Huneck is stepping down. Her departure is planned for this spring. The organization seeks a new leader. This search aims to fill the... — read more 

Kentucky Sen. Julie Raque Adams filed Senate Bill 2. The bill aims to cap pay raises for JCPS administrators. Administrator raises would not exceed the average teacher pay increase. This follows a 27% pay bump for a former JCPS superintendent. JCPS... — read more 

London City Council overrode Mayor Randall Weddle's vetoes on Tuesday. This included an amended budget ordinance. The new budget could lead to 87 city employee layoffs. Affected employees are filing a wrongful termination lawsuit. The budget changes... — read more 

Ford is laying off all 1,600 employees at its Kentucky battery plant. The company will convert the facility to produce batteries for data centers and utilities. This strategic pivot follows a lack of consumer demand for electric vehicles. Ford... — read more 

The Ford Assembly Plant in Louisville will soon lay off more than 2,000 workers During that time, the facility will undergo major changes as it transitions to building electric vehicles UAW Local 862 is working to ease some of the stress and held... — read more 

KET announces to layoff 22 percent of staff after reduction in federal funding from CPB, PBS http://nkytribune.com/2025/09/ket-announces-to-layoff-22-percent-of-staff-after-reduction-in-federal-funding-from-cpb-pbs/ By Tom Latek Kentucky Today... — read more 

Questions Remain Over Aluminum Smelter's 'Natural Disaster' Reasoning for Closing, Layoffs, Judge Says "The undisputed facts support multiple factors contributed to Magnitude 7's decision to curtail operations. Under these circumstances, the court... — read more 

Bourbon industry takes another hit as Kentucky company to lay off more than 100 workers Kentucky bourbon has taken another hit as the economy continues to prove challenging for the industry. What to know about the latest... — read more 

Kentucky is being hit hard by a wave of layoffs in both the public and private sectors. Brown-Forman, a major bourbon and spirits company headquartered in Louisville, announced plans to cut 12% of its global workforce — about 650 jobs. Of those, 210... — read more 

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Kentucky Venues issues layoffs due to COVID-19 pandemic The state agency that manages the Kentucky Exposition Center and Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville has laid off a chunk of its... — read more