Updated: Facility Closures and Layoff Announcements (Jan. 20-26)

The following future closings and permanent mass layoffs were reported in Maryland.

· Chestertown Foods Inc. is laying off 143 employees on Feb. 29 at 27030 Morgnec Road in Chestertown.
· Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. is laying off 49 employees on March 30 at 1705 N. Market St. in Frederick.
· Genco is laying off 100 employees on March 31 at 8901 Snowden River Parkway - Gateway Commerce Center 20 in Columbia.
· MV Transportation is closing down and laying off 178 employees on March 1 at 4925 Nicholson Court in Kensington.

The following future closings and permanent mass layoffs were reported in Ohio.
· Meijer Stores is closing its stores at 5800 N. Chantry Drive and 775 Georgesville Road in Columbus and 2741 Harshman Road in Dayton laying off 662 employees starting March 11 and concluding by April 26.
· RadioShack will permanently close its distribution center at 4343 Williams Road in Groveport, laying off 69 employees by May 30.
· Toys R Us is closing its distribution center at 375 Distribution Circle in Fairfield, laying off 68 employees by March 21.
Merix Corp. plans to close its leased manufacturing facility in Wood Village, OR, and transition production to its facility in Forest Grove, OR. Merix expects to fully shutdown operations by March 1, with full closure of its Wood Village facility by the summer of 2008. The closure of the facility and other restructuring actions will result in the elimination of approximately 180 positions.