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Wood-Mode lays off 35; layoffs thought to be temporary
By Larry Adams
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Due to seasonal cutbacks, Wood-Modte has curtailed production and laid off 35 workers.

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KREAMER, Penn. — Calling it a temporary seasonal layoff, Wood-Mode LLC in Kreamer laid off 35 employees on Oct. 13.

General manager Rod Hunter told the Daily Item that production was scaled because of a seasonal curtailment of kitchen remodeling at this time of year. The company still has about 550 employees, he said.

The layoffs are not expected to be permanent. With marketing programs and sales incentives coming in 2024, Wood-Mode expects to be “fully staffed by the middle-to late-January" and be back to full capacity after the first of the year, reported the Lewistown Sentinel.

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Larry Adams is a Chicago-based writer and editor who writes about how things get done. A former wire service and community newspaper reporter, Larry is an award-winning writer with more than three decades of experience. In addition to writing about woodworking, he has covered science, metrology, metalworking, industrial design, quality control, imaging, Swiss and micromanufacturing . He was previously a Tabbie Award winner for his coverage of nano-based coatings technology for the automotive industry. Larry volunteers for the historic preservation group, the Kalo Foundation/Ianelli Studios, and the science-based group, Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST).

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