Layoff and Closures Report
2018 Events as of 4/27/2025				print >>
Date	Company	Type	Jobs Affected	City	Location
12/31/2018	Allstate Insurance	Layoff	14	Lincoln	Lincoln
12/31/2018	Dr. Mausolf Ophthalmology	Closure	7	Lincoln	Lincoln
12/31/2018	PaymentSpring - Nelnet	Layoff	30	Omaha	Omaha
12/28/2018	Kearney Little Learners	Closure	23	Kearney	Kearney
12/22/2018	CraftHouse	Closure		Lincoln	Lincoln
12/22/2018	Shopko Corporate Office	Closure	16	Ogallala	Ogallala
12/22/2018	Shopko xxxx	Closure	16	Ogallala	Ogallala
12/22/2018	Shopko xxxx	Closure	12	Gordon	Gordon
12/22/2018	Shopko Corporate Office	Closure	12	Gordon	Gordon
12/21/2018	201 Tanning & Spa	Closure	2	Beatrice	Beatrice
12/15/2018	O'Connor's Irish Pub	Closure	3	Omaha	Omaha
12/7/2018	Capital One Financial	Layoff	155	Lincoln	Lincoln
12/2/2018	Shivers Sweets N Treats	Closure	2	Lincoln	Lincoln
11/27/2018	The Creative Teacher	Closure		Kearney	Kearney
11/21/2018	Funshine Shop	Closure	2	Kearney	Kearney
11/16/2018	The Emporium Restaurant	Closure	11	Scottsbluff	Scottsbluff
11/16/2018	Quad Graphics	Layoff	30	Sidney	Sidney
11/14/2018	Jimmy's Egg	Closure		Lincoln	Lincoln
10/31/2018	Five Guys	Closure		Lincoln	Lincoln - Downtown
10/31/2018	The Donut Shop	Closure	2	Omaha	Omaha
10/27/2018	Lewis Greenscape	Closure	12	Grand Island	Grand Island
10/27/2018	Heartland Foods	Layoff	4	Beatrice	Beatrice
10/2/2018	Crafts Inc.	Layoff	3	Norfolk	Norfolk
10/1/2018	Jason Sears Flooring	Closure	3	O'Neill	O'Neill
9/30/2018	Big Top Party Shop	Closure	5	Norfolk	Norfolk
9/28/2018	Family 4Ward	Layoff	5	Scottsbluff	Scottsbluff
9/27/2018	Gamers	Closure		Lincoln	Lincoln
9/27/2018	Gamers	Closure		Omaha	Omaha
9/27/2018	Gamers	Closure		La Vista	La Vista
9/18/2018	Poling Drug	Layoff	4	Beatrice	Beatrice
9/15/2018	Allen's Superstore	Closure	33	Hastings	Hastings
8/31/2018	Herbergers	Closure	80	Kearney	Kearney
8/31/2018	Herbergers	Closure	47	North Platte	North Platte
8/31/2018	Herbergers	Closure	55	Scottsbluff	Scottsbluff
8/31/2018	Herbergers	Closure	13	Hastings	Hastings
8/31/2018	Younkers	Closure	90	Lincoln	Lincoln
8/31/2018	Younkers	Closure	141	Omaha	Omaha - Oakview Mall
8/31/2018	Younkers	Closure	80	Grand Island	Grand Island
8/31/2018	Younkers	Closure	190	Omaha	Omaha - Westroads Mall
8/31/2018	Save Best Store	Closure	8	Lincoln	Lincoln
8/29/2018	Nebraska Auto Auction	Closure	5	Lincoln	Lincoln
8/26/2018	Ruby Tuesday	Closure	45	Grand Island	Grand Island
8/20/2018	Pet Kingdom	Closure		Kearney	Kearney
8/17/2018	Ariens	Closure	194	Auburn	Auburn
7/31/2018	Erbert & Gerbert's Sandwich Shop	Closure	7	Kearney	Kearney
7/29/2018	Lutheran Home	Closure	38	Omaha	Omaha
7/27/2018	Brightstar	Closure	53	Omaha	Omaha
7/20/2018	Staples	Closure	12	North Platte	North Platte
7/5/2018	Serendipity	Closure	1	Norfolk	Norfolk
7/2/2018	MB Financial Bank	Layoff	31	Omaha	Omaha
7/2/2018	Little Blessings	Closure	7	Lincoln	Lincoln
7/2/2018	Little Blessings	Closure	13	Omaha	Omaha
6/30/2018	Akin's Natural Foods	Closure	10	Lincoln	Lincoln
6/30/2018	Adams County Senior Services	Closure	9	Hastings	Hastings
6/30/2018	Shopko xxxx	Closure	12	Crete	Crete
6/30/2018	Building Healthy Futures	Closure	5	Omaha	Omaha
6/30/2018	Randolph Car Wash	Closure	20	Lincoln	Lincoln
6/30/2018	Joseph's College	Closure	2	North Platte	North Platte
6/30/2018	Shopko Corporate Office	Closure	12	Crete	Crete
6/29/2018	Maximus	Closure	41	Omaha	Omaha
6/27/2018	Toys-R-Us	Closure	30	Lincoln	Lincoln
6/27/2018	Toys-R-Us	Closure	30	Omaha	Omaha - Oakview Mall
6/27/2018	Toys-R-Us	Closure	30	Lincoln	Lincoln
6/27/2018	Toys-R-Us	Closure	30	Omaha	Omaha
6/24/2018	Lyons Living Center	Closure	30	Lyons	Lyons
6/22/2018	PureRed Integrated Marketing	Closure	19	Norfolk	Norfolk
6/21/2018	Center for People in Need	Layoff	3	Lincoln	Lincoln
6/15/2018	Farner Company	Closure	17	Norfolk	Norfolk
6/15/2018	Good Samaritan Assisted Living	Closure	7	Scribner	Scribner
6/14/2018	Applebee's	Closure	5	Hastings	Hastings
5/31/2018	Convergys Corporation	Closure	123	Omaha	Omaha
5/31/2018	The Minuteman Hotel	Layoff	4	Lexington	Lexington
5/31/2018	Roadrunner Temperature Controlled	Layoff	28	Omaha	Omaha
5/31/2018	Grace University	Closure	135	Omaha	Omaha
5/16/2018	Wells Fargo	Closure	18	Grand Island	Grand Island
5/10/2018	Cenveo Corporation	Layoff	52	Omaha	Omaha
5/4/2018	Runza	Closure	19	Lincoln	Lincoln
5/4/2018	Streck	Layoff	9	La Vista	La Vista
5/1/2018	Maaschhoff's	Layoff	9	Wolbach	Wolbach
5/1/2018	Liberty Cleaners	Closure	3	Hastings	Hastings
5/1/2018	Liberty/Deluxe Cleaners	Closure	3	York	York
5/1/2018	Liberty Cleaners	Closure	3	North Platte	North Platte
5/1/2018	Perkins Restaurant & Bakery	Closure	15	Lincoln	Lincoln - N 48th
4/29/2018	Kearney County Health Services	Closure	55	Minden	Minden
4/26/2018	Charter Spectrum	Layoff	55	Lincoln	Lincoln
4/20/2018	Nebraska Transport Company	Layoff	8	Gering	Gering
4/6/2018	C & C Specialty Market	Closure	3	Beatrice	Beatrice
4/4/2018	PCT Livestock	Closure	2	St. Libory	St. Libory
4/3/2018	Direct Check	Closure	1	McCook	McCook
4/2/2018	Eagle Distributing	Layoff	2	Norfolk	Norfolk
4/2/2018	Corelink Administrative Solutions	Layoff	14	Fargo	HQ
4/2/2018	Election Systems & Software	Layoff	1	Omaha	Omaha
4/1/2018	Great Plains Health	Layoff	7	North Platte	North Platte
3/31/2018	Defy Gravity Trampoline Park	Closure		La Vista	La Vista
3/29/2018	Nifast	Closure	4	Beatrice	Beatrice
3/28/2018	Justice	Closure	2	Norfolk	Norfolk
3/28/2018	Wells Fargo	Closure	6	McCook	McCook
3/25/2018	Claire's	Closure		North Platte	North Platte
3/18/2018	Tanner's Bar and Grill	Closure	10	Lincoln	Lincoln
3/16/2018	Methodist Hospital Hospice	Closure	60	Omaha	Omaha
3/12/2018	Three Eighteen on the Avenue	Closure	3	Norfolk	Norfolk
3/7/2018	Tidal Gas Station	Closure	4	North Platte	North Platte
2/28/2018	Schwartz Enterprises of NE	Closure	16	Chappell	Chappell
2/27/2018	Heartland Motors	Closure	2	Beatrice	Beatrice
2/26/2018	Hickory Road BBQ	Closure	10	Lincoln	Lincoln
2/25/2018	Taco Bell	Closure	18	North Platte	North Platte
2/20/2018	Omaha World Herald	Layoff	24	Bellevue	Bellevue
2/15/2018	Chocolatier Blue	Closure	1	Lincoln	Lincoln
2/15/2018	Lot 2 Restaurant and Wine Bar	Closure	15	Omaha	Omaha
2/14/2018	Strategic Health Solutions	Closure	41	Omaha	Omaha
2/11/2018	Village Inn	Closure	32	Lincoln	Lincoln
2/8/2018	Heartland Products-Hog Slat, Inc.	Layoff	5	Columbus	Columbus
2/6/2018	YMCA	Closure	1	Grand Island	Grand Island
2/5/2018	Schlotzsky's	Closure	13	Lincoln	Lincoln
2/1/2018	Lead & Stone	Closure		Norfolk	Norfolk
1/31/2018	Bart's Detasseling	Closure		Beaver Crossing	Beaver Crossing
1/30/2018	GCR (Firestone)	Closure	7	North Platte	North Platte
1/29/2018	Fair Deal Cafe	Closure		Omaha	Omaha
1/29/2018	Beatrice Daily Sun	Layoff	1	Beatrice	Beatrice
1/29/2018	Lincoln Journal Star	Layoff	4	Lincoln	Lincoln
1/26/2018	Wahoo's Fish Taco	Closure		Lincoln	Lincoln
1/26/2018	Company Kitchen	Closure	3	Omaha	Omaha
1/25/2018	Windstream Communications	Layoff	5	Lincoln	Lincoln
1/23/2018	Oklahoma Joe's	Closure		Lincoln	Lincoln
1/21/2018	Perkins Restaurant & Bakery	Closure	29	Lincoln	Lincoln - NW 12th
1/19/2018	Watering Hole	Closure		Lincoln	Lincoln
1/19/2018	Austad's Golf	Closure	6	Lincoln	Lincoln
1/14/2018	Kmart	Closure	44	Omaha	Omaha
1/11/2018	Liberty Mobility Now, Inc.	Closure	29	Lincoln	Lincoln
1/6/2018	Shopko xxxx	Closure	15	Omaha	Omaha - Southwest
1/6/2018	Shopko Corporate Office	Closure	15	Omaha	Omaha - 3020 South 84th Street
1/2/2018	Strouds	Closure		Omaha	Omaha
1/1/2018	Dugger's Cafe	Closure	20	Omaha	Omaha