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Old Mossy Horns
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Tiffin/Thor closed the small RV plant(Sprinters & 350 Transits) in Winfield
Legacy Cabinets closed their facility in Eastaboga.
Anyone else heard of any closures in the state recently
Last edited by AU7MM08; 06/08/26 12:42 PM.
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Pihakis Restaurant Group in Birmingham(Jim&Nicks founder Nick Pihakis) imploded closing 14 restaurants. Lawsuits are around $15 million so far.
They just opened the Valley Post development in Chelsea with 4 of their restaurants; shuttered in 6 months.
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GUVNER
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You can check the WARN list here https://workforce.alabama.gov/warn-list/Closure 04/23/2026 08/01/2026 LineQuest LLC Pelham 113 Closure 04/15/2026 04/17/2026 Serta Mattress Company Cullman 102 Closure 04/09/2026 06/06/2026 Legacy Supply Chain Operations Decatur 6 Layoff 03/17/2026 03/13/2026 Overland Contracting Inc Coosada 62 Layoff 04/01/2026 05/31/2026 Swedish Match Cigars Inc Dothan 54 Closure 03/31/2026 05/24/2026 Resolute Forest Products Alpine 20 Closure 03/31/2026 05/24/2026 Resolute Forest Products Coosa Pines 255 Layoff 02/27/2026 04/30/2026 Saddle Creek Logistics Services Bessemer 151 Closure 02/19/2026 02/17/2026 Louis Vuitton Birmingham 10 Layoff 02/19/2026 04/11/2026 CVG – Commercial Vehicle Group Alabama Piedmont 76 Closure 02/05/2026 05/12/2026 Tiffin Motorhomes Incorporated Winfield 139
"Never Trust Government" -- Smart people.
"The Great thing we should Fear and the Weird Thing we Trust is Elon Musk" -- Me
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Pope of Aldeer and Expert
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Never like Jim n Nicks bbq sauce.
Support our country. Kill chickens.
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Never like Jim n Nicks bbq sauce. Nick sold J&N to private equity in 2017; cashed in. There were 37 restaurants then; now more than 50. Now he has BIG problems
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We went to the J&N here in Jones Valley a couple of months ago. Got the standard stuff: Que, slaw, beans, smoked turkey, and a jalerpeeno smoked sausage.
Both of us got the raging sh*ts within two hours and felt like death. The only common thing was the sausage. She had one bite, and I ate the rest.
Should've known better.
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We went to the J&N here in Jones Valley a couple of months ago. Got the standard stuff: Que, slaw, beans, smoked turkey, and a jalerpeeno smoked sausage.
Both of us got the raging sh*ts within two hours and felt like death. The only common thing was the sausage. She had one bite, and I ate the rest.
Should've known better. Wow, I'm sorry you had such a bad experience there. We have had the exact opposite; we have ordered takeout there 8 or 10 times and we absolutely love it.
I don't want to pass quietly into the night. I want to slide in sideways kickin and screamin
Life really is awesome ... Soak it up while you can ...
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Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
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J&N is the Applebee's of bbq....I don't understand what folks see in it. If you lived somewhere like the west coast or the midwest...a "bbq desert", I might get it. But there's too much good bbq around here to get something like that.
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I am in front of commercial clients, businesses, professional firms and all forms of privately held businesses across the SE on a regular basis. Not seeing any unusual spike in closures or layoffs. That's not to say its not happening but I haven't seen it at a level that would indicate a significant slowing of the economy. If anything, folks are wanting to add good, qualified employees that will work and they can't find them. Anything that in the trades, requires skills or certifications when it comes to construction, sales, heavy mechanic style services and techs. Healthcare and financial services are still strong sectors. Nursing related fields are always in high demand.
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J&N is the Applebee's of bbq....I don't understand what folks see in it. If you lived somewhere like the west coast or the midwest...a "bbq desert", I might get it. But there's too much good bbq around here to get something like that. Exactly. Average at best.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
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J&N is the Applebee's of bbq....I don't understand what folks see in it. If you lived somewhere like the west coast or the midwest...a "bbq desert", I might get it. But there's too much good bbq around here to get something like that. Exactly. Average at best. Generic people like Generic Food at high prices. Thats the Applebee's motto.
"Never Trust Government" -- Smart people.
"The Great thing we should Fear and the Weird Thing we Trust is Elon Musk" -- Me
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Never like Jim n Nicks bbq sauce. Nick sold J&N to private equity in 2017; cashed in. There were 37 restaurants then; now more than 50. Now he has BIG problems What happened?
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Never like Jim n Nicks bbq sauce. Nick sold J&N to private equity in 2017; cashed in. There were 37 restaurants then; now more than 50. Now he has BIG problems What happened? He thought he could become a restaurateur with his money and he's millions in debt and being sued by a lot of people.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
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You can check the WARN list here https://workforce.alabama.gov/warn-list/Closure 04/23/2026 08/01/2026 LineQuest LLC Pelham 113 Closure 04/15/2026 04/17/2026 Serta Mattress Company Cullman 102 Closure 04/09/2026 06/06/2026 Legacy Supply Chain Operations Decatur 6 Layoff 03/17/2026 03/13/2026 Overland Contracting Inc Coosada 62 Layoff 04/01/2026 05/31/2026 Swedish Match Cigars Inc Dothan 54 Closure 03/31/2026 05/24/2026 Resolute Forest Products Alpine 20 Closure 03/31/2026 05/24/2026 Resolute Forest Products Coosa Pines 255 Layoff 02/27/2026 04/30/2026 Saddle Creek Logistics Services Bessemer 151 Closure 02/19/2026 02/17/2026 Louis Vuitton Birmingham 10 Layoff 02/19/2026 04/11/2026 CVG – Commercial Vehicle Group Alabama Piedmont 76 Closure 02/05/2026 05/12/2026 Tiffin Motorhomes Incorporated Winfield 139 Is this all the winning Trump keeps talking about?
All you need to know is. Dead deer don't grow!
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GUVNER
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You can check the WARN list here https://workforce.alabama.gov/warn-list/Closure 04/23/2026 08/01/2026 LineQuest LLC Pelham 113 Closure 04/15/2026 04/17/2026 Serta Mattress Company Cullman 102 Closure 04/09/2026 06/06/2026 Legacy Supply Chain Operations Decatur 6 Layoff 03/17/2026 03/13/2026 Overland Contracting Inc Coosada 62 Layoff 04/01/2026 05/31/2026 Swedish Match Cigars Inc Dothan 54 Closure 03/31/2026 05/24/2026 Resolute Forest Products Alpine 20 Closure 03/31/2026 05/24/2026 Resolute Forest Products Coosa Pines 255 Layoff 02/27/2026 04/30/2026 Saddle Creek Logistics Services Bessemer 151 Closure 02/19/2026 02/17/2026 Louis Vuitton Birmingham 10 Layoff 02/19/2026 04/11/2026 CVG – Commercial Vehicle Group Alabama Piedmont 76 Closure 02/05/2026 05/12/2026 Tiffin Motorhomes Incorporated Winfield 139 Is this all the winning Trump keeps talking about? If you check that link you'll see it lists closings and layoffs going back several years, thats just a copy from February to most recent. For a state our size, thats about par.
"Never Trust Government" -- Smart people.
"The Great thing we should Fear and the Weird Thing we Trust is Elon Musk" -- Me
"You can be broke but you cant be poor." -- Ruthie-May Webster
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You can check the WARN list here https://workforce.alabama.gov/warn-list/Closure 04/23/2026 08/01/2026 LineQuest LLC Pelham 113 Closure 04/15/2026 04/17/2026 Serta Mattress Company Cullman 102 Closure 04/09/2026 06/06/2026 Legacy Supply Chain Operations Decatur 6 Layoff 03/17/2026 03/13/2026 Overland Contracting Inc Coosada 62 Layoff 04/01/2026 05/31/2026 Swedish Match Cigars Inc Dothan 54 Closure 03/31/2026 05/24/2026 Resolute Forest Products Alpine 20 Closure 03/31/2026 05/24/2026 Resolute Forest Products Coosa Pines 255 Layoff 02/27/2026 04/30/2026 Saddle Creek Logistics Services Bessemer 151 Closure 02/19/2026 02/17/2026 Louis Vuitton Birmingham 10 Layoff 02/19/2026 04/11/2026 CVG – Commercial Vehicle Group Alabama Piedmont 76 Closure 02/05/2026 05/12/2026 Tiffin Motorhomes Incorporated Winfield 139 Is this all the winning Trump keeps talking about? If you check that link you'll see it lists closings and layoffs going back several years, thats just a copy from February to most recent. For a state our size, thats about par. Alabama gained 4,800 net payroll jobs in April 2026, contributing to an overall year-over-year increase of 13,200 wage and salary jobs. With these gains, the state reached a record-high employment level of 2,211,300, while the statewide unemployment rate sat at 2.8%
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Curious Did they close and go out of business or close and relocate to another state?
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I hate to hear any one go out of business and lose jobs. On a bright note, I did hear where Austal will be hiring over 5,000 people over the next couple of years.
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Well we added a submarine parts maker and Huntsville is jumping
The restaurant business is Jennifer’s hardest to remain. They’re often mentioned as having a life cycle of……., very few make it year after year. In the shoals you gotta serve good chicken tenets to remain in business or so the joke goes. I can think of numerous ones that had great food that are long gone.
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I'm all broken up about losing the Louis Vuitton store and its 10 employees.
"Never Trust Government" -- Smart people.
"The Great thing we should Fear and the Weird Thing we Trust is Elon Musk" -- Me
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