Washington
Columbia Reach Chiawana Orchards to lay off 570 workers in Washington
The Washington State Employment Security Department published the WARN notice dated September 17, 2026; the permanent layoffs take effect November 14, 2026.
Columbia Reach Chiawana Orchards has notified Washington officials that it will lay off 570 workers, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice published by the Washington State Employment Security Department.
The notice is dated September 17, 2026 and gives November 14, 2026 as the date the permanent layoffs take effect.
We have recorded 44 layoffs in Washington so far in 2026.
Not yet known: exactly which roles are affected. Our sources do not say. If you know more, send us a tip.
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How we verified this
On October 11, 2026 we retrieved the Washington State Employment Security Department WARN notice and confirmed that it names Columbia Reach Chiawana Orchards, gives the figure we report (“570”) and supports the date. The reporting above comes from the sources listed; context about other layoffs comes from our own records. Software, including AI tools, helped find and match the source; read our methodology.
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