Packaging Corporation of America Reportedly Plans to Lay Off 72 Employees
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What we know
Location: Gas City, Indiana.
A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Indiana's WARN listings include Packaging Corporation of America with a notice dated August 31, 2026, showing 72 workers in Gas City and coded CL (plant closing). The entry appears on the state's 2026 manufacturing sector table and sits alongside other planned notices such as American Woodmark's. The listing provides no job titles, shift information or company statement explaining the cuts, nor does it specify whether the 72 positions represent the entire site workforce or part of it. The article treats the entry as a formal WARN notice listed by the state but gives no specific effective closure or separation date for Packaging Corporation of America's listing.
Packaging Corporation of America cut 72 jobs in IN.
That is roughly 0.5% of the 14,900 people Packaging Corporation of America employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 15 layoff events at Packaging Corporation of America since October 2025, including 563 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 10 additional events known from news reporting.
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