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PepsiCo Announces Major Plant Closure, Layoffs [View all]
https://www.newsweek.com/pepsico-announces-major-plant-closure-layoffs-2037207Pepsico, a snack and beverage giant that owns 23 brands, announced that a Frito-Lay plant in Liberty, New York, will close at the end of spring, laying off nearly 300 people.
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The plant has been a notable employer in the region for at least three decades, and the mass layoffs are likely to impact the town's economy.
Layoffs are occurring across industries right now, with significant cuts to the federal workforce, one of the nation's largest employers. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits hit a three-month high last week, according to the latest report from the Labor Department published Thursday.
The plant, located in a town of around 10,000 people in New York's Catskill Mountains, produces the popular corn chips, PopCorners.
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