Five companies may shed a combined 546 jobs in Illinois in coming months, according to the state's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act report for January.
That figure does not include job cuts will occur due to the merger of Naperville-based OfficeMax Inc. and Office Depot Inc., based in Boca Raton, Fla. OfficeMax was named in the report but did not provide a job estimate. A spokeswoman did not immediately return a call for comment.
Other cuts:
• Specialty Foods Group Inc., a meat wholesaler in Chicago that makes Nathan's Famous hotdogs and other products, will lay off 250 workers. No reason was provided and a company executive did not immediately return a call for comment.
• Harmony Health Plan of Illinois, a Chicago-based health maintenance organization, will eliminate 105 jobs. No reason was provided and a company executive did not immediately return a call for comment.
• J.C. Penney Co. will shed 127 jobs when it shutters its store in west suburban Bloomingdale in May. The closure is one of 33 underperforming stores Penney will shut down nationally as the department store company attempts a turnaround.
• Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, a company in west suburban Bensenville that manufactures windows, doors, skylights and architectural glass, will lay off 64 workers as it closes its facility.
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