Green Bay, WI – A manufacturing employer in northeastern Wisconsin is preparing to reduce its workforce after a facility fire earlier this year disrupted operations and forced the company to scale back staffing.
According to a notice submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Green Bay Converting Inc. plans to lay off 32 employees at its Green Bay facilities beginning Saturday, April 25, 2026.
The company stated in its letter that the layoffs are connected to a catastrophic fire that occurred March 16, 2026, at the company’s Larsen Road facility in Green Bay. The incident significantly damaged the plant and affected the company’s ability to continue normal operations despite efforts to retool and rebuild.
Green Bay Converting said the affected employees were assigned to its Green Bay operations and will receive written notice of the layoffs as part of the workforce reduction. Company officials indicated the layoffs will take effect on April 25.
The notice also stated that none of the impacted employees are represented by a union and none have “bumping rights,” meaning workers cannot displace other employees based on seniority.
While the company employs more than 180 workers across its facilities, the layoff affects fewer than 25 percent of the workforce. Because of that threshold, Green Bay Converting indicated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and the Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff Law may not technically apply. However, the company said it provided the notice as a courtesy to employees, local officials, and the community.
Local workforce officials typically coordinate with affected employees when layoffs occur to provide job placement assistance, training opportunities, and unemployment resources.
Green Bay Converting manufactures paper converting products and has been a part of the region’s manufacturing sector for years. It remains unclear whether additional operational changes could follow as the company works to recover from the fire damage.
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