Food Manufacturing Closures

This interactive dashboard maps food manufacturing plant closures across the Midwest since 2010, using data from the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) database. Users can filter closures by state, year, company, or layoff size, and click on any map marker to view how employment, wages, and population in the affected county evolved around the closure. The tool is intended for researchers, policymakers, extension staff, and community stakeholders interested in the local economic impacts of food plant closures. It serves as a companion to the related Agricultural Policy Review article, allowing users to explore individual closure events beyond the aggregate findings.