ROCKFORD, IL — TreeHouse Private Brands Inc., which operates a South Beloit cookie and cracker production facility, is among 10 companies that in February informed the state of Illinois of coming layoffs.
The Illinois Department of Commerce compiles a monthly list of businesses that report layoffs as part of the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act, also known as the WARN Act.
There were 10 Illinois businesses including manufacturing, banking, restaurants and retailers listed in the Feburary rundown. Here’s what was included.
TreeHouse closing
TreeHouse Foods Inc. announced in February that it would layoff its remaining 168 workers starting April 17 in South Beloit as the European Industrial F&B Investments III, Inc. completes its $2.9 billion purchase of the private label brand food and snack company…