More than 400 workers facing layoffs at four North Texas companies

More than 400 workers across North Texas are losing their jobs before the end of the year. Here is a summary of the layoffs:

Dennis Uniform

The uniform maker is laying off all 139 employees at its facility at 473 Successful Drive in Fort Worth. It notified the Texas Workforce Commission of the layoffs in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter filed Oct. 19.

The school-uniform business is based out of Portland, Ore. and is closing its operations across the country, citing “severe financial distress” in the letter to the workforce commission. The company was originally founded in 1920, according to their website.

Jabil

Jabil announced they are laying off 136 employees from their facility at 2910 Telecom Parkway in Richardson in a WARN letter issued Oct. 3. All employees were informed of the permanent layoffs which will happen in three phases starting on Dec. 6, 2024 and ending on Jan. 3, 2025.

Jabil is a global manufacturing company with more than 140,000 employees across more than 25 countries, according to their website.

National Fire & Safety

The company announced it was laying off 99 employees from its Dallas office at 8930 Diplomacy Row, Dallas in a WARN letter issued Oct. 15. It added the job losses are expected to be permanent and they will take effect Dec. 16, 2024.

National Fire & Safety is a Colorado-based company specializing in fire protection systems and services.

Wolfspeed

This North Carolina-based semiconductor manufacturer is closing its facility in Famers Branch, the company said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter filed Oct. 22. The site, located at 4350 Innovation Drive, will close within 30 days, leaving 73 workers unemployed by next month.

The company said in the letter that the facility closure is expected to be permanent.