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Data / Layoff notices / October 1998

WARN layoff notices filed in October 1998: 25 notices in 5 states

States posted 25 notices covering 2,406 workers dated October 1998. Most came from Illinois (7), Kansas (6), Alabama (5).

SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads the layoff notices every state labor agency posts under the WARN Act each morning, and this page is that reading. Ask for the notices you follow by state, employer or size and each new one arrives in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as the state posts it.

  • 25Notices
  • 5States

Notices

EmployerStateNotice dateEffectiveWorkersLocationTypeNoteSource
Invalco Inc.KansasOctober 30, 199836kansasworks.com
IRE InternationalKansasOctober 30, 199863kansasworks.com
IMAGEWARE TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.AlabamaOctober 30, 1998October 28, 1998116OpelikaClosuremadeinalabama.com
Gamble Brothers (Burruss Co.)KentuckyOctober 30, 1998132kcc.ky.gov
DOTHAN INDUSTRIESAlabamaOctober 30, 1998December 31, 199889DothanClosuremadeinalabama.com
WALLS INDUSTRIES-LIBERTY TROUSERSAlabamaOctober 29, 1998December 20, 199869AshvilleClosuremadeinalabama.com
KINROSS DELAMAR MINING COMPANYOregonOctober 29, 1998January 31, 1998137Jordan ValleyClosurePermanentccwd.hecc.oregon.gov
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANYIllinoisOctober 28, 199864Kankakee, Kankakee CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
Shoney's Distribution CenterKansasOctober 21, 199870kansasworks.com
National Garment CompanyKansasOctober 19, 1998187kansasworks.com
TriStarKansasOctober 15, 19980kansasworks.com
MCDONALDS CORPIllinoisOctober 14, 19980Lisle, Du Page CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
GARDINER MILLOregonOctober 14, 1998December 14, 1998297GardinerClosurePermanentccwd.hecc.oregon.gov
Spiegel International, IncIllinoisOctober 8, 19980Downers Grove, Du Page CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
PIMAKentuckyOctober 8, 1998104Jefferson CountyClosurekcc.ky.gov
NORTHWESTERN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANYIllinoisOctober 7, 19980Sterling, Whiteside CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
FIRST EVERGREEN CORPIllinoisOctober 7, 19980Oak Lawn, Cook CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
Thomas and BettsKansasOctober 6, 19980kansasworks.com
RUSSELL CORP.(SYLACAUGA)AlabamaOctober 6, 1998October 30, 1998300SylacaugaLayoffmadeinalabama.com
TRUSERVOregonOctober 5, 1998December 30, 1998236PortlandLayoffccwd.hecc.oregon.gov
MOTOROLA'S MULTIMEDIA GROUPIllinoisOctober 5, 199879Lake Zurich, Lake CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
DRUMMOND COMPANYAlabamaOctober 5, 1998December 1, 199888GraysvilleClosuremadeinalabama.com
Tecumseh ProductsKentuckyOctober 2, 1998200Pilaski CountyLayoff200 +/-.kcc.ky.gov
Speedway SuperAmerica LLC (SSA) and Ashland INCKentuckyOctober 2, 199888Boyd CountyClosurekcc.ky.gov
HANSVEDT INDUSTRIES, INC.IllinoisOctober 1, 199851Urbana, Champaign CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov

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Updated November 3, 2026. Read from State labor agency WARN notices. Public record of each state labor agency. Each row links to the page where the state posts the notice. Dates and counts are as the state printed them, and a state may post a notice some days after it receives it. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.