Prescott, Washington
FirstFruits to temporarily lay off 1,200 workers in Prescott, Washington
The Washington State Employment Security Department published the WARN notice dated September 28, 2026; the temporary layoffs take effect November 18, 2026.
FirstFruits has notified Washington officials that it will temporarily lay off 1,200 workers in Prescott, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice published by the Washington State Employment Security Department.
The notice is dated September 28, 2026 and gives November 18, 2026 as the date the temporary 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 FirstFruits, gives the figure we report (“1200”) 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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