3M Fairmont plant sets Dec. 18-31 layoff schedule ahead of closure
3M's Fairmont plant will lay off 62 workers beginning Dec. 18 and will close on Dec. 31, the company said in a WARN notice filed with Minnesota DEED.[1]
The State Rapid Response Team's WARN filing lists Dec. 31 as the scheduled closure date and says layoffs will run through that day.[1] Adhesives and fastener production from Fairmont will move to 3M plants in Knoxville, Iowa, and Aberdeen, South Dakota, consistent with 3M's April restructuring plan.[1] The WARN/DEED filing does not disclose 3M's post-closure plans for the Fairmont property.[1]
In April, 3M announced a restructuring that included shifting adhesives and fastener work away from smaller sites, and the Fairmont move follows that plan.[1] Bizjournals reported the Fairmont facility has operated for about 80 years and that the building is listed for sale as 3M winds down operations.[2]
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- Minnesota DEED’s State Rapid Response Team filed a WARN Act notice stating layoffs at 3M’s Fairmont plant will begin December 18, 2026 and continue through December 31, 2026.
- The Fairmont facility is listed in the WARN notice as scheduled to close on December 31, 2026.
- The company will cut 62 jobs at the Fairmont plant as part of the announced layoffs.
- FOX 9 reports that adhesives and fastener production from Fairmont will be moved to 3M plants in Knoxville, Iowa, and Aberdeen, South Dakota, consistent with April’s restructuring plan.
- The WARN/DEED filing does not disclose 3M’s post‑closure plans for the Fairmont property.
- FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul reported these details on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 (Central time).
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- Minnesota DEED’s State Rapid Response Team filed a WARN Act notice stating layoffs will begin December 18, 2026 and continue through December 31, 2026.
- The WARN notice lists December 31, 2026 as the scheduled closure date for the Fairmont facility, formalizing the shutdown timeline.
- FOX 9 reiterates that adhesives and fastener production from Fairmont will be moved to 3M plants in Knoxville, Iowa and Aberdeen, South Dakota, consistent with April’s restructuring plan.
- The article notes that the WARN/DEED filing does not disclose 3M’s post‑closure plans for the Fairmont property itself.