"The report notes that Mid Continent is one of the largest employers in Butler County and eliminating the remaining 440 jobs, which pay an average of $12.50 an hour, would devastate one of the poorest counties in the state."
One of the first victims of Trump's tarrif game. The business is likely to shut down by Labor Day. Sad
Trump Trade War - Missouri nail manufacturer to lay off 250
A spokesperson for a Missouri manufacturer of nails says President Donald Trump’s tariff on steel has cut orders by over 50 percent and may result in the business being shut down, putting close to 500 employees out of work.
Nail Corporation in Poplar Bluff, which is the last major nail producer in the US has already laid off 60 temp workers and is making plans to lay off 200 permanent employees by the end of July in order to stay afloat. Should the business stay in a death spiral company officials warn they could close by Labor Day.