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Ferrara Picks Orangeburg, SC for $675M Candy Plant and 1,000 Jobs
CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE155 days agoThe governor's release is dated April 22, 2026 and says Ferrara[4] 'today announced plans to establish its first South Carolina operation in Orangeburg County'.Ferrara Candy Company, maker of Nerds and Trolli, will build a 750,000 sq ft plant in Orangeburg County, its first in South Carolina, investing $675 million and creating 1,000 jobs over 10 years.$675M0.64Wonder Lays Off 533 as It Closes Two New Jersey Kitchens
SCHEDULED82% CONFIDENCE8 days agoThe New Jersey Department of Labor's 2026 WARN Notice Archive lists "Wonder Group, Inc. | Parsippany | September | 9/16/26 - 1/8/27 | 533"; NJBIZ[4]: "the cuts will take effect between Sept. 16 and Jan. 8, 2027."Wonder is cutting 533 jobs between 16 September 2026 and 8 January 2027 as it closes its Cranford and Fairfield, New Jersey production facilities and consolidates into a new plant in Swedesboro.0.62Ferrara's Orangeburg Candy Plant Starts First Production Lines
ESTIMATED66% CONFIDENCEin 2.5 yearsFerrara[1]: 'The first production lines are expected to begin operations in the first quarter of 2029, with the full facility opening later that year' - pinned to the quarter's last day.The first production lines of Ferrara Candy Company's $675 million, 750,000 sq ft plant in Orangeburg County, South Carolina are due to start in the first quarter of 2029, with the full facility opening later that year.$675M0.62Ferrara Launches the 'Better Butterfinger' With a New Recipe
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE7.6 years agoPR Newswire[1], Feb 11, 2019, 08:01 ET: "The Butterfinger brand today launched the national 'Better Butterfinger' campaign" and "The better Butterfinger is available now".Ferrero's US candy unit Ferrara puts a reworked Butterfinger on shelves nationwide, with in-house roasted US peanuts and a richer coating, backed by a national TV campaign.0.60Ferrero Names Alessandro Nervegna CEO of Ferrero Core
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE205 days agoFerrero's[1] page is timed "Tue, 03/03/2026 17:30" (CET) and the PR Newswire[2] copy "Mar 03, 2026, 11:30 ET".Ferrero split its top job: Alessandro Nervegna will run the core confectionery, biscuits and better-for-you business, while CEO Lapo Civiletti moves to lead Ferrero Ice Cream and WK Kellogg Co from 1 September 2026.0.59Dexcom Files Notice of 319 Layoffs at Its San Diego Headquarters
CONFIRMED91% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoStated as firm, per SFGATE[1]: "The company announced 319 layoffs in a WARN notice to California officials on August 27"; the Layoffs vertical pins the day staff were told. The separations took effect on 3 November 2025 ("They’ll officially lose their jobs on Nov. 3, the document said"; EDD WARN report effective date 11/03/2025).Glucose-monitor maker Dexcom told California it would lay off 319 workers at its Sequence Drive headquarters campus, effective 3 November 2025, as it keeps moving manufacturing from San Diego to Mesa, Arizona. The company said 196 of the jobs were in San Diego.0.58Mass General Brigham Begins the Largest Layoffs in Its History
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm, per Boston.com[1] (10 Feb 2025): MGB "will eliminate many management and administrative positions... officials said Monday" and CEO Anne Klibanski's email went to employees "Monday morning"; Klibanski later called it "the workforce action that began on February 10th" (WBUR[2]).Massachusetts' largest private employer began cutting management and administrative jobs to close a $250 million budget gap, about 1,500 positions across two rounds.0.56Alessandro Nervegna Takes Over as CEO of Ferrero Core
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16, Elizabeth Street, Five Points, Manhattan Community Board 3, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10013, United StatesYamada
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CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE70 days agoReuters, datelined July 16: "Verizon said on Thursday it will sell 274 company-owned retail locations and cut about 500 corporate jobs".[1]Verizon said it will hand 274 company-owned stores to franchise operators and cut about 500 corporate jobs, moves affecting about 3,000 employees, effective 16 August 2026.0.55Sanofi Begins Cutting 229 Blueprint Medicines Jobs in Cambridge
Blueprint Medicines, 45, Sidney Street, University Park, Cambridgeport, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 02139, United StatesSanofi
SCHEDULED82% CONFIDENCEin 15 daysGiven as scheduled, per the Massachusetts WARN tracker (mass.gov[2], week ending 18 Sept 2026): "Blueprint Medicines Corporation (aka Sanofi Company Blueprint) Cambridge, MA ... 10/9/2026 - 6/25/2027 229"; the Boston Globe via STAT: positions "will be cut between Oct. 9 and late June 2027".A year after its $9.1 billion takeover, Sanofi is laying off 229 former Blueprint Medicines staff and closing Blueprint's two Sidney Street offices in Cambridge, with separations from 9 October 2026 to late June 2027.0.55
