Washington Prime Group Layoff
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGOhio Department of Job and Family Services· filed April 2, 2025View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Westerville, OH (Franklin County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on April 2, 2025.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the OH state workforce agency.
Summary
Washington Prime Group, owner of Polaris Fashion Place in the Columbus area, is laying off 139 workers at its corporate headquarters as it moves to shed essentially all of its shopping-center portfolio and sell properties including the north suburban Polaris mall. A company spokesperson said the cuts accompany the plan to sell its malls across the country. The layoffs affect staff based at the Columbus headquarters rather than store-level employees. The article frames the workforce reduction as part of a broader portfolio-divestment strategy. No specific implementation date or severance details were provided in the article.
Washington Prime Group disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the OH state workforce agency on April 2, 2025. The notice covers 139 employees in Westerville, OH (Franklin County).
That is roughly 17.4% of the 800 people Washington Prime Group employs.
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