Morton salt mine, more Ohio layoffs, closures affect over 420 workers

Mariyam Muhammad, USA TODAY NETWORKTue, November 3, 2026 at 7:54 AM UTC

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The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services issued WARN notices from employers in October 2026, with six companies indicating they are planning layoffs or closures.

The October WARN notices affect more than 420 workers in Ohio.

Ohio companies file October WARN notices, plan more than 420 layoffs

Morton Salt Inc. laid off several dozen workers at the Fairport Harbor salt mine located northeast of Cleveland after water began flowing into the mine. The WARN notice reports laying off 77 Morton Salt employees on Oct. 26 — 69 hourly union employees and eight salaried non-union workers.

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Here is the full list of Ohio's October 2026 WARN notices with the number of affected workers who may be laid off:

Packaging Corporation of America, a containerboard and corrugated packaging producer, in Middletown (91 workers)

Pixelle Specialty Solutions, which produces specialty papers for printing and packaging, in Fremont (61 workers)

Markdom Plastics USA Inc, manufacturer of injection-molded plastics, in Bellevue (82 workers)

Morton Salt, Inc., well-known salt producer, in Painesville (77 workers)

The Blade, a Toledo newspaper, in Northwood (116 workers)

What is a WARN notice?

A WARN notice, also known as the "Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification," gives workers advance notice at least 60 days before their layoff date, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

WARN notices are required when the employer has 100 or more full-time employees, the layoffs will last more than six months and they affect at least 50 full-time employees.

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