2008 Michigan WARN List:          
Through December 31, 2008:  
   
   
Company Name City Date Incident Number of  
  Received Type Layoffs  
   
Arvin Meritor Detroit 1/3/2008 Mass Layoff 47  
Faurecia Automotive Seating, Inc. Sterling Heights 1/4/2008 Mass Layoff 90  
Mahle Clevite Muskegon 1/9/2008 Plant Closing 36  
Faurecia Automotive Seating, Inc. Sterling Heights 1/14/2008 Mass Layoff 80  
Magna Closures Shelby Twp 1/14/2008 Plant Closing 50  
Eagle Ottawa Rochester Hills 1/23/2008 Plant Closing 35  
SuperValu Livonia 1/24/2008 Plant Closing 366  
Bank of America Troy 1/25/2008 Mass Layoff 260  
RSDC of Michigan Holt 1/30/2008 Mass Layoff 103  
Diversified Distribution Systems, Inc. Detroit 2/1/2008 Mass Layoff 31  
Diversified Distribution Systems, Inc. Detroit 2/1/2008 Plant Closing 7  
Diversified Distribution Systems, Inc. Detroit 2/1/2008 Plant Closing 14  
Diversified Distribution Systems, Inc. Detroit 2/1/2008 Plant Closing 7  
Midwest Product Finishing, Inc. Ottawa Lake 2/1/2008 Plant Closing 250  
World Super Services Livonia 2/8/2008 Plant Closing 12  
Martin Transportation Systems Burton 2/15/2008 Plant Closing 97  
SkyWest Airlines Saginaw 2/19/2008 Plant Closing 15  
SkyWest Airlines Lansing 2/19/2008 Plant Closing 18  
Landaal Packaging Systems Burton 2/29/2008 Mass Layoff 60  
Menlo Worldwide Logistics Brownstown Twp. 3/17/2008 Mass Layoff 55  
Bank of America Lansing 3/19/2008 Plant Closing 179  
Penske Logistics Romulus 3/24/2008 Plant Closing 108  
AT&T Detroit 3/24/2008 Plant Closing 83  
Steelcase (inc. Caledonia Wood Plant) Grand Rapids 3/28/2008 Mass Layoff 550  
CNI, Inc. Owosso 3/17/2008 Plant Closing 110  
Dura Automotive Systems Mancelona 4/1/2008 Plant Closing 300  
Chrysler Corporation (Sterling Hts. Ass'y IT) Sterling Heights 4/2/2008 Plant Closing 92  
Champion Air Detroit 4/4/2008 Plant Closing 29  
Citizens Bank Hancock 4/9/2008 Mass Layoff 21  
Centex Homes (Midwest Region) Southfield 4/17/2008 Plant Closing 75  
Detroit Electro-Coatings Co., LLC Detroit 4/18/2008 Plant Closing 106  
Kaneka Texas Corporation Jackson 4/21/2008 Plant Closing 50  
Sturgis Iron & Metal Company, Inc. Sturgis 4/22/2008 Plant Closing 73  
GM - Pontiac Assembly Center Pontiac 4/28/2008 Mass Layoff 1212  
GM - Flint Assembly Plant Flint 4/28/2008 Mass Layoff 0  
Lear Corporation Romulus 4/30/2008 Plant Closing 280  
Flint Special Services Pontiac 5/2/2008 Mass Layoff 118  
Electronic Data Systems Auburn Hills 5/13/2008 Mass Layoff 110  
Plastech Engineered Products, Inc. Romulus 5/16/2008 Plant Closing 312  
Visteon Corporation Monroe 5/20/2008 Plant Closing 351  
Guardian Automotive Corporation Warren 6/2/2008 Plant Closing 78  
North Oakland Medical Center Pontiac 6/2/2008 Plant Closing 0  
Handleman Company Troy 6/2/2008 Plant Closing 185  
Kaneka Jackson 6/2/2008 Plant Closing 50  
Spirit Airlines, Incorporated Detroit 6/4/2008 Plant Closing 142  
Brazeway, Inc. Albion 6/5/2008 Mass Layoff 60  
Plastech Engineered Products, Inc. Clarkston 6/13/2008 Plant Closing 57  
Plastech Grandville 6/13/2008 Plant Closing 39  
GM Powertrain Flint North Flint 6/24/2008 Plant Closing 0  
Allied Systems Wayne 7/2/2008 Plant Closing 29  
Kmart #4895 Ionia 7/2/2008 Plant Closing 80  
American Airlines, Inc. Detroit 7/8/2008 Mass Layoff 8  
RCO Engineering Roseville 7/9/2008 Mass Layoff 114  
HMS Host Corporation Detroit 7/11/2008 Mass Layoff 154  
Sun Microsystems Southfield 7/11/2008 Plant Closing 27  
Modern Plastics Coloma 7/23/2008 Plant Closing 45  
Marshall Brass Marshall 7/30/2008 Mass Layoff 47  
Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn Truck) Dearborn 7/8/2008 Mass Layoff 828  
Comcast Southfield 8/4/2008 Plant Closing 108  
Semperian Troy 8/1/2008 Plant Closing 53  
Semperian Auburn Hills 8/1/2008 Mass Layoff 48  
GMAC ResCap Troy 8/4/2008 Mass Layoff 73  
Von Weise, Inc. Eaton Rapids 8/5/2008 Mass Layoff 37  
Johnson Controls, Inc. Caro 8/7/2008 Plant Closing 160  
Johnson Controls, Inc. Hartland 8/6/2008 Plant Closing 106  
Visteon Ypsilanti 8/13/2008 Plant Closing 160  
ICG Castings, Inc. Dowagiac 8/15/2008 Plant Closing 150  
ICG Castings, Inc. Bridgeman 8/15/2008 Plant Closing 50  
Action Distribution Grand Rapids 8/28/2008 Mass Layoff 60  
Lapeer Metal Stamping Plant #2 Lapeer 9/3/2008 Plant Closing 106  
Lapeer Metal Stamping Sebawaing 9/3/2008 Plant Closing 159  
Lapeer Metal Stamping Dearborn 9/5/2008 Plant Closing 87  
Double JJ Resort Rothbury 9/3/2008 Plant Closing 150  
Rehrig United (United Steel & Wire) Battle Creek 9/5/2008 Plant Closing 114  
Citizens Bank Flint 9/10/2008 Plant Closing 37  
Len Industries, Inc. Leslie 9/16/2008 Mass Layoff 50  
Hewitt Associates Kalamazoo 9/24/2008 Plant Closing 57  
Tower Automotive Traverse City 9/29/2008 Plant Closing 347  
TrimQuest Walker 10/3/2008 Plant Closing 172  
International Paper Company Warren 10/6/2008 Plant Closing 82  
Archway & Mothers Cookie Company Battle Creek 10/3/2008 Plant Closing 59  
Johnson Controls, Inc. Croswell 10/9/2008 Plant Closing 120  
B&V Construction Wixom 10/13/2008 Plant Closing 121  
GM - Grand Rapids Metal Center Grand Rapids 10/13/2008 Plant Closing 1500  
GM - Hamtramck Assembly Plant Detroit 10/16/2008 Mass Layoff 500  
Visteon (ACH) Saline 10/22/2008 Mass Layoff 120  
Chrysler Corporation Auburn Hills 10/24/2008 Mass Layoff 1500  
Chrysler Corporation Detroit 10/24/2008 Mass Layoff 0  
Chrysler Corporation Chelsea 10/24/2008 Mass Layoff 0  
Chrysler Corporation Centerline 10/24/2008 Mass Layoff 0  
Johnson Controls Rockwood 10/24/2008 Mass Layoff 125  
Flex-N-Gate Warren 10/27/2008 Mass Layoff 106  
AT&T Flint 10/27/2008 Plant Closing 62  
Coca Cola Enterprise Flint 10/31/2008 Mass Layoff 63  
Cadence Innovation Fraser 10/31/2008 Plant Closing 4  
Cadence Innovation Fraser 10/31/2008 Plant Closing 195  
Cadence Innovation Fraser 10/31/2008 Plant Closing 29  
Cadence Innovation Troy 10/31/2008 Plant Closing 150  
Cadence Innovation Clinton Twnship 10/31/2008 Plant Closing 186  
Cadence Innovation Hillsdale 10/31/2008 Plant Closing 133  
Cadence Innovation Chesterfield Township 10/31/2008 Plant Closing 780  
Cadence Innovation Fraser 10/31/2008 Plant Closing 7  
National Copper Products Dowagiac 11/5/2008 Plant Closing 175  
Universal Forest Products, Inc. White Pigeon 11/7/2008 Mass Layoff 49  
Cliffs Natural Resources (Tilden Mine) Ishpeming 11/7/2008 Mass Layoff 179  
Cliffs Natural Resources (Empire) Negaunee 11/7/2008 Mass Layoff 150  
GM - Lake Orion Ass'y Plant Lake Orion 11/8/2008 Mass Layoff 1227  
SKD Automotive Group Troy 11/12/2008 Plant Closing 55  
SKD Automotive Group Jonesville 11/12/2008 Mass Layoff 0  
Speedrack Quincy 11/14/2008 Mass Layoff 45  
Diversified Machine, Inc. Detroit 11/17/2008 Mass Layoff 18  
International Paper Co. Brownstown 11/17/2008 Plant Closing 89  
International Paper Co. Newport 11/17/2008 Plant Closing 52  
U. S. Steel (Great Lakes Works) River Rouge 11/21/2008 Plant Closing 2038  
GM (Service Parts Operation) Waterford 11/26/2008 Plant Closing 109  
ABX Logistics Belleville 11/26/2008 Plant Closing 62  
Kalitta Air Oscoda 12/3/2008 Plant Closing 219  
Kalitta Air Ypsilanti 12/3/2008 Mass Layoff 245  
USA Jet Airlines, Inc. Belleville 12/5/2008 Mass Layoff 98  
Ventura Manufacturing Zeeland 12/8/2008 Mass Layoff 35  
DHL Express Niles 12/9/2008 Plant Closing 336  
DHL Express Southfield 12/9/2008 Plant Closing 100  
DHL Express Troy 12/9/2008 Plant Closing 100  
DHL Express Detroit 12/9/2008 Plant Closing 200  
Nyloncraft Jonesville 12/10/2008 Mass Layoff 110  
Koppy Corporation Lake Orion 12/15/2008 Plant Closing 41  
Sigma Stamping Auburn Hills 12/15/2008 Plant Closing 35  
Sigma Stamping Auburn Hills 12/15/2008 Plant Closing 35  
Flint Special Services Detroit 12/15/2008 Plant Closing 125  
Means Industries Saginaw 12/17/2008 Mass Layoff 48  
Meridian/Magnesium Products of America, Inc. Eaton Rapids 12/17/2008 Mass Layoff 160  
Musashi Battle Creek 12/22/2008 Mass Layoff 55  
Shape Corp. Grand Haven 12/22/2008 Mass Layoff 400  
Checker Motors Corporation Kalamazoo 12/29/2008 Mass Layoff 150  
Manpower Allegan 12/30/2008 Plant Closing 68  
Key Plastics Plymouth 12/30/2008 Mass Layoff 238  
RWD Technologies Auburn Hills 12/30/2008 Plant Closing 47  
Gerdau MacSteel Jackson 12/29/2008 Mass Layoff 299  
       
Total Layoffs:   23,253  
 
Notes:  
 
Incidents that have been rescinded or otherwise changed to have no layoffs are still listed,  
but with a projected layoff of zero.  
 
January 1 through December 31: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Number of notices received Y-T-D 138 113 102 77 84
Number of layoffs indicated Y-T-D  23,253 22,520 9,683 11,428 10,853