One of the nation’s largest alcohol distributors is closing two facilities in North Carolina, laying off almost 40 workers in Charlotte and nearly 15 in Raleigh.
Republic National Distributing Company, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, is perhaps the second-largest distributor of wine and spirits in the U.S. But the almost 130-year company is in the process of restructuring its operations.
With that transition, Republic National is closing its warehouse at 6701-H Northpark Blvd. in Charlotte and a space at 7221 Becky Circle in Raleigh, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report filed on June 2. Such notices are required by federal law during mass layoffs…