By: Diane Benjamin If you haven’t been keeping track of all the layoffs and plant closures in Illinois, you should: https://www.illinoisworknet.com/LayoffRecovery/Pages/IllinoisWARNData.aspx So far in November there have been 259 people affected. October has 1,654. Almost 2000 people and their families won’t have a Merry Christmas this year. Illinois has a high unemployment rate – look […]
By: Diane Benjamin According to this website: https://www.illinoisworknet.com/LayoffRecovery/Pages/IllinoisWARNData.aspx this plant is closing in Normal effecting 99 employees: Logan’s Roadhouse also closed as did Kentucky Fried Chicken. Others? Everything is fine though. 🤦♀️
5000+ employees will be told what SF has planned at 10 an today. Some will relocate, some will stay, some will be out of a job. By: Diane Benjamin How many State Farm employees are going to be left in Bloomington if the ax ever quits falling on employees? Does anybody believe 15,000? Local […]
By: Diane Benjamin I’ve talked to numerous people about what is really going on at State Farm. One felt Ed Rust protected Bloomington-Normal, but he is no longer there. The new management has no reason to be loyal to Bloomington-Normal. Another person told me State Farm has serious internal problems that are making them un-competitive. […]
By: Anonymous All over Bloomington-Normal, no one is talking about the worst kept secret. It seems almost everyone knows, but no one is talking. State Farm is planning to downsize, likely before year-end. This is no secret. In fact, it’s echoing throughout the halls of the insurance giant, as well as the local business community […]
