APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – Some of the 600 employees at Appleton Coated have been temporarily laid off.
Letters were sent out to an undisclosed amount of workers Thursday, saying the layoffs will last until at least month’s end. However, no end date was given.
Ron Kohl of Harrison is among those affected.
“We didn’t realize that it was going to happen this fast. We thought we might have a little time to get some of our orders out and supply our customers, but that was kind of out of our control, and basically, out of our management’s control.”
As is Jim Weyenberg of Little Chute.
“Everything is shut down. All of the employees that are currently working did a great job, shut down, cleaned everything up nice, so when we get called back into work, all we have to do is fire up the machines and get them running.”
The maker of high-end commercial printing products was auctioned off earlier this week, but there is no word of who was the winning bidder.
Court documents indicate a sale could be finalized on Friday.
Employment levels going forward will be left up to the new owner.
