DOWAGIAC, MI -- A furniture manufacturer in Southwest Michigan is permanently reducing its workforce after a forced closure related to the coronavirus.
Ameriwood Industries, a furniture manufacturer in Dowagiac, permanently laid off 79 employees and will repurpose its facility into a distribution center, according to paperwork filed with the state of Michigan April 13.
"This reduction is a result of a significant downturn in our business and has become immediately necessary due to the halt in business caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the governor of Michigan's "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order, which has shut us down almost entirely," the company wrote in the notice to the state of the change to its workforce.
The company is permanently laying off three salaried professionals and 76 hourly employees, the letter stated.
The manufacturer's parent company, Dorel, was "forced to make some hard financial decisions" and will repurpose the Dowagiac facility from a manufacturing operation to a distribution and warehouse operation supporting the parent company.
Production operations located in Dowagiac will be moved to other facilities and the local facility will be converted to a Midwest Distribution Center, the company said.
"This means a drastic change to the number of employees that will be needed going forward and the permanent elimination of a large number of jobs in Dowagiac effective immediately," the company said.
Businesses across the state are cutting staff and closing doors amid the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting executive order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer instructing Michiganders to "stay home" expect for very limited "essential" purposes.
Other than those working for essential businesses, employees are mandated to stay home while officials fight the spread of COVID-19. As of Monday, April 20, there are more than 31,000 cases of the coronavirus in Michigan and nearly 2,400 deaths.
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Health officials say you should be staying at least 6 feet away from others and working from home, if possible.
Carry hand sanitizer with you, and use disinfecting wipes or disinfecting spray cleaners on frequently-touched surfaces in your home ( door handles, faucets, countertops) and when you go into places like stores.
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