WK Kellogg’s Omaha plant closure will cut 451 jobs this summer

Official filing sets the closure clock

Nebraska labor records show WK Kellogg Co. filed notice on May 22 for a phased shutdown at its Omaha plant, 9601 F Street. The filing says 451 jobs are affected and the closure will be permanent in August 2026.

The schedule is staggered. About 100 workers are expected to be laid off between July 20 and Aug. 3, followed by roughly 350 more between Aug. 4 and Aug. 18. The company also said it plans to provide severance to affected employees.

What it means for Omaha workers

The biggest immediate issue is timing. A state WARN filing means the layoffs are official, which gives workers and families a short window to plan for lost pay, benefit changes and new job searches.

Nebraska Public Media and WOWT reported that WK Kellogg plans to sell the facility after the shutdown and linked the move to a previously announced reduction plan. For Omaha, the closure ends a long-running manufacturing operation and removes hundreds of local jobs from the market at once.

What happens next will depend on transition help, hiring demand elsewhere in the metro and whether local workforce agencies step in with support. For now, the key date is clear: the Omaha plant is on a set summer closure schedule.

Sources

• Nebraska Department of Labor WARN listing
• Nebraska Public Media report on Omaha Kellogg plant layoffs
• WOWT report on planned Omaha plant layoffs
• 3 News Now report on Omaha plant closure