Panduit to lay off 162 at DeKalb warehouse in move to Indiana

Panduit, a wiring device manufacturer, is preparing to lay off more than 160 employees starting in December at its warehouse facility in DeKalb as part of a revised plan aimed at shifting the company’s warehouse operations from Illinois to a facility in Indiana. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice issued in October, Panduit intends to lay off 162 employees in total. This is down from the originally planned 178 employees. In a statement, a spokesperson for Panduit confirmed the impending layoffs. “While this transition has resulted in workforce reductions at our DeKalb location, we remain committed to supporting affected employees through opportunities at our Crown Point facility, other Panduit locations, and outplacement assistance,” the statement read. The decision is part of a plan announced by Panduit in 2024 to move its corporate warehouse operations to Indiana. The Tinley Park-based company was expected by spring 2025 to uproot its roughly 600,000-s