Bingham & Taylor is permanently closing its cast iron foundry at 601 Nalle Place in Culpeper, Virginia, resulting in the layoff of 92 employees. The closure will take effect on or before November... — read more
Virginia Layoffs Accelerate in First Five Months
Virginia experienced a notable rise in job losses during early 2026. Statewide, 4,838 layoffs were announced by May 31. This marks a 29 percent increase over the same period in 2025. Ideal US Talent Worker OpCo reported the largest single layoff... — read more
Centra Cuts 90 Jobs Amid Restructuring
Centra announced layoffs affecting approximately 90 employees. This represents about one percent of its total workforce. The changes are part of a company restructuring effort. Some laid-off individuals may apply for other open positions. Centra aims... — read more
Parkhurst Dining Cuts 65 Jobs at Virginia College
Parkhurst Dining will permanently cease its operations at Bridgewater College. This closure will result in the layoff of 65 employees. The company's contract with the college was not renewed for the upcoming academic year. Positions impacted include... — read more
Fairfax County Schools Make Cuts to Prevent Staff Layoffs
Fairfax County Public Schools faces a $29 million budget deficit. Leaders proposed a plan to close this gap for the next school year. The plan avoids staff layoffs and protects core classroom programs. Cuts include reducing reserves and delaying... — read more
Lumber Liquidators Closes Virginia Distribution Center
Lumber Liquidators will close its Sandston, Virginia distribution center. The permanent closure is scheduled for June 30, 2026. This action will affect all 65 employees at the site. The company was recently acquired by Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. Lumber... — read more
Milestone Technologies to Cut 51 Henrico Positions
Milestone Technologies plans to lay off 51 employees. These layoffs will occur at its Henrico County facility. The company filed a WARN Act letter on April 29. Layoffs are due to the end of a client contract. Most affected workers are data center... — read more
Amazon Finalizes Virginia Layoffs Amidst Hiring Shortfalls
Amazon completed layoffs for 691 Northern Virginia residents as of April 27. These job cuts affect facilities in five local areas. The company also failed to meet its HQ2 job growth targets. Amazon did not add qualifying jobs for state incentives... — read more
Amazon and Speyside Announce Virginia Layoffs
Several U.S. companies plan employee layoffs this week. Virginia businesses are among those affected by these workforce reductions. Speyside Bourbon Cooperage will eliminate 52 positions in Atkins. Amazon plans to cut nearly 700 jobs in Northern... — read more
Boeing Ramps Up Hiring After Recent Layoffs
Boeing is currently hiring new employees. The company is adding over 100 workers each week. This hiring trend follows previous mass layoffs. Those mass layoffs occurred less than two years ago. The company is experiencing a period of workforce... — read more
Central Garden & Pet Closes Henrico Facility, Lays Off 94
Central Garden & Pet will close its Henrico facility. This closure will result in 94 employee layoffs. Operations are consolidating to an existing New Jersey facility. The company cited increased competition and market pressures. The wind-down... — read more
Packaging Corp. of America Cuts 110 Richmond Jobs
Packaging Corp. of America plans to close a Richmond converting operation. This closure will result in 110 employee layoffs. Most affected employees will lose their jobs by early June. The company cited a difficult business decision for the action... — read more
BAE Systems Lays Off 119 in Vienna After FBI Contract Ends
BAE Systems is cutting 119 jobs in Northern Virginia. These layoffs are occurring in Vienna. The company lost a Federal Bureau of Investigation contract. Affected employees received notification on Friday. The job cuts are permanent and tied to this... — read more
Axios Cuts 11 Newsroom Roles, Focuses on Experts
Axios reduced its newsroom staff by 11 individuals. The cuts impacted news desk, visuals, and social teams. The company aims to build a newsroom of subject matter experts. Publisher Nicholas Johnston noted a focus on expert-driven content. This... — read more
Ramboll Energy Division Cuts 80 Positions
Ramboll initiated a new round of job cuts. Eighty employees from its Energy Division are affected. The global consulting firm cited project delays and cancellations. These issues impacted the company in recent years. The Energy Division previously... — read more
New CEO Navratil Plans 16,000 Nestlé Job Reductions
Nestlé announced plans to cut 16,000 jobs globally. New CEO Philipp Navratil is implementing these changes. The company expects to save approximately $3.7 billion. This cost-savings goal is set to be achieved by the end of 2027. The job reductions... — read more
Yokohama Employees Attend Job Fair After Plant Closure
The Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board hosted a hiring event. This event was for Yokohama employees affected by upcoming layoffs. The Yokohama Tire Corporation plant in Salem will permanently close. This closure is set for March 18 and... — read more
Bending Spoons Acquisition Leads to AOL Reston Layoffs
AOL is implementing job cuts. One hundred eight positions are affected. These reductions impact the Reston office. Bending Spoons acquired AOL. This acquisition led to the workforce changes. AOL is implementing job cuts. One hundred eight positions... — read more
CoStar Group Cuts Jobs Again in Richmond
CoStar Group conducted another round of layoffs at its Richmond headquarters. These job cuts impacted employees on its Homes.com platform. The company cited advanced AI technology deployment as the reason for the reductions. This marks the second... — read more
Virginia unemployment claims jump 71%, excluding 700 upcoming Amazon layoffs
Virginia experienced a significant increase in unemployment claims last week. The state received 5,592 initial claims, a 71% rise from the prior week. Amazon announced plans to lay off 691 employees in Northern Virginia. These layoffs are due to the... — read more
Yokohama Tire Layoffs Prompt Local Job Support
The Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board is organizing hiring events. These events will assist workers affected by upcoming layoffs at Yokohama Tire's Salem plant. The tire manufacturer plans phased layoffs over several months. A potential... — read more
CBN Reduces U.S. Employee Count
CBN initiated a workforce reduction. This reduction affects 8.4% of its American employees. The ministry cited a strategic realignment for these changes. The organization cited shifts in media and fundraising. CBN aims to streamline systems and focus... — read more
Bear Express says it will be closing down.
An Amazon delivery partner has announced plans to close its two facilities in Hampton Roads on April 1. City officials in Norfolk and Virginia Beach were informed through a formal letter outlining the upcoming... — read more
AeroFarms to close Virginia facility
In a notice filed on Jan. 14, the manufacturer of indoor vertical farming equipment said 127 people would be laid off as a result of a plant closure. The layoffs are effective Feb. 27.
PMI to close Richmond office
The U.S. Corporate Services unit of Philip Morris International is set to close its Richmond office in April, affecting 135 workers. Layoffs are scheduled to start April 17, per a WARN... — read more
Christian Broadcasting Network Announces U.S. Employee Reductions
Christian Broadcasting Network announced a workforce realignment. This impacted approximately 8.4% of its U.S. employees. The changes aim to focus resources on long-term growth areas. CBN cited shifts in the media and fundraising landscape. The... — read more
Virginia Jobless Claims Rise Last Week
Virginia saw an increase in initial unemployment claims last week. The Labor Department released this information. Claims totaled 3,693 for the period ending January 24. This number rose from 2,895 claims reported previously. Nationally, U.S... — read more
RPS / Layoffs
RPS Superintendent Recommends Layoffs and Program Reductions RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras proposed significant budget cuts for the upcoming fiscal year. These recommendations include laying off 50 central office staff members. Summer school for... — read more
Yokohama Tire plans 392 layoffs in Virginia
Yokohama Tire plans to “significantly reduce tire production” at its Salem manufacturing facility and will lay off 392 hourly and salaried employees of the plant, according to a company announcement... — read more
CarMax to cut corporate jobs in the Richmond region
CarMax is moving forward with large-scale layoffs that will hit its corporate workforce, particularly in the Richmond region. The job cuts represent a notable downsizing of the company’s corporate operations. Workers based in CarMax’s corporate... — read more
Nestle is laying off workers in the next two years
Nestlé announced a major global restructuring in October that will eliminate 16,000 positions, largely across administrative and office functions. https://www.aol.com/articles/companies-behind-2025-largest-layoffs-150000788.html
Seventy-six jobs will be cut at Richmond Print Group’s Henrico plant next year.
Moore’s Henrico-based marketing division is eliminating dozens of local jobs, according to a state notice. Around 76 employees at the Richmond Print Group facility will be laid off starting February 8, as the printer winds down its lettershop... — read more
Qbase plans to cut 60 remote positions.
The Fairfax County–based IT consultancy Qbase expects to lay off 60 remote employees before the end of the year. https://virginiabusiness.com/qbase-layoffs-remote-workers-reston-2025/
Indivior slims head count
Indivior’s restructuring plan is taking shape with initial headcount reductions. The first phase of the company’s “Indivior Action Agenda,” which looks to “generate momentum” and lay the groundwork for the rest of the three-pronged plan, is ongoing... — read more
there have been high-profile layoffs this year in virginia
Virginia’s economy is growing steadily. Unemployment remains low. But there have been high-profile layoffs this year. Canon Virginia is cutting 260 jobs. This affects its Gloucester facility. The company is restructuring. It cites changing business... — read more
"Gannett Starts Another Round of Staff Cuts"
"The largest newspaper chain is cutting roughly 6 percent of its 3,440-person U.S. media division." https://www.thelayoff.com/gannett https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/business/media/gannett-layoffs.html
State loses 150 with Omniplex
Company: OMNIPLEX World Services - 14151 Park Meadow Drive, Suite 300 - Chantilly, VA 20151 Notice Date: 03/15/2019 - - Impact Date: 05/09/2019 - - Employees Affected: 155 - - Location: Arlington, VA - - Contact Person: Michelle Davis - (703)... — read more