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UPS to lay off 42 workers, close one facility in Wisconsin. How will delivery be affected?
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In light of new tariffs, UPS is planning to lay off thousands of workers and close dozens of facilities by the end of 2025, including at least one in Wisconsin.
The company announced the changes on April 29, citing “new and increased tariffs” as one of the reasons it is planning to lay off about 20,000 workers by the end of the year and shutter 73 facilities by the end of June 2025.
In the first quarter of 2025, the company made consolidated revenue of $21.5 billion, compared to $21.7 billion at the same time last year. The company is anticipating $3.5 billion in savings this year from job cuts and building closures.
Here’s what to know about the UPS changes, including how Wisconsin workers and delivery service will be affected.
Which Wisconsin UPS facility is closing?
The UPS facility in Holmen, at 520 N. Star Road, will close on June 10, UPS spokesperson Karen Tomaszewski Hill told the Journal Sentinel in an email.
The building is one of 73 UPS facilities that will close by the end of next month. In total, UPS plans to close 164 buildings by the end of next month, USA TODAY reported. It is unclear if any other Wisconsin locations will be affected.
UPS operates more than 150 locations in Wisconsin, including more than 30 in Milwaukee, according to the company website.
How many Wisconsin employees is UPS laying off?
Hill said at least 42 workers in the Holmen UPS location would be impacted by the building closure. UPS is working to place as many of these employees as possible in other positions within the company, she said.
“Our employees are extremely important to us, and we understand the impact this may have on them and their families,” Hill said. “We will work with those who may be impacted throughout the process to provide support.”
As of 2024, UPS employed around 490,000 people worldwide, including about 330,000 Teamsters-represented jobs in the U.S., according to USA TODAY.
Why is UPS laying off workers, closing buildings?
UPS said a litany of “changes in general economic conditions in the U.S. or internationally” have created uncertainty for the company.
Along with shifting global trade policy, the company mentioned employee strikes; changing prices of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel; impacts from global climate change, including “increasingly stringent regulations” related to climate change; and “a significant cybersecurity incident.”
Will UPS layoffs affect delivery services?
The building closures will all be facilities that are part of UPS’ U.S. Ground operation, which is responsible for unloading, sorting and loading packages.
Hill did not provide further information on how the Holmen closure may affect UPS customers in the area, but she said work done in the facility will be absorbed by other UPS locations.
Additionally, in January, UPS announced it was fast-tracking plans to slash millions of deliveries for Amazon — its largest customer, accounting for 11.8% of the company’s overall revenue in 2024, USA TODAY reported. The company plans to reduce the amount it delivers for Amazon by more than 50% by June 2026, Brian Dykes, UPS’ chief financial officer, told USA TODAY.
Which other Wisconsin companies laid off workers in April?
Including UPS, six Wisconsin companies laid off a total of 435 workers in April. Read more here.
About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry on Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group’s leader.
It was the second attempt in as many months by protesters to take beagles from the Ridglan Farms facility in Blue Mounds, a small town about 25 miles (about 40 kilometres) southwest of Wisconsin’s capital, Madison.
Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said in a video statement that 300 to 400 protesters were “violently trying to break into the property” and assault officers. He said protesters have ignored designated areas for peaceful protest and blocked roads to prevent emergency vehicles from entering.
“This is not a peaceful protest,” Barrett said.
The sheriff’s department said a “significant” number of people were arrested out of about 1,000 protesters at the site but did not give an exact total as they were still being processed as of the afternoon.
Protesters tried to overcome barricades that included a manure-filled trench, hay bales and a barbed-wire fence. Some protesters did get through the fence but were unable to enter the facility, where an estimated 2,000 beagles are kept, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
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Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
MILWAUKEE – Friday’s severe storms have passed. And with that, the threat of any severe weather has also passed for the immediate future as no storms or rain are expected for several days.
However, plenty of damage remains across southeastern Wisconsin as of Saturday morning, in addition to the ongoing flooding threat.
Several area rivers are at flood stage, and there are multiple river flood warnings in effect.
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On the scene in the morning
What we know:
Farmstead damage in Franklin
FOX6’s Hayley Spitler is in Franklin on Saturday morning, April 18, getting a daylight look at the damage from last night’s storms.
Storm damage in Caledonia
Friday’s storms left quite the mark across southern and southeastern Wisconsin, including at L and L Farms and Greenhouse in Caledonia.
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School and business closings
When the weather gets a little dicey, schools and businesses may shut down. Monitor the latest list of closings, cancellations, and delays reported in southeast Wisconsin.
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