A food distribution company shutdown its Portland operations and plans to layoff 96 workers.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors, a food distribution company, shut down its Northeast Portland operations on Tuesday and will lay off 96 workers, according to a WARN notice filed Tuesday.
The Detroit-based distributor operated a facility at 2401 Northeast Argyle Street, using the company name Western Boxed Meat Inc.
Employees will stay on the job until April 21, when the shutdown process is expected to be complete, CEO Karl Berger said in a letter.
Western Boxed Meat began as a family-run independent meat distributor in 1983
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