Between three companies that filed WARN notices with the state in the last week, more than 400 people will be laid off.
A Plano Dillard’s, DLH Solutions and Apogee Architectural Metals will combine for 449 layoffs, some coming as early as the end of November.
DLH Solutions is a government contractor that has serviced the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Dallas Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy since at least 2011, according to available government spending records. The VA’s seven CMOP locations across the country fill 80% of VA prescriptions.
The Georgia-based company wrote in its WARN letter that it had lost its government contract, a decision communicated on Nov. 6.
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Effective on or around Nov. 29, DLH Solutions will “permanently cease operations and terminate all employees” at the facility, totaling up to 298 terminations. The company wrote that the timing of the government’s contract award decision was “unexpected.”
However, the VA is expected to continue operating the facility with a new contractor, who “may hire most, if not all, DLH’s employees,” according to the letter.
Meanwhile, the Dillard’s department store at Plano’s Willow Bend mall will close between Jan. 12-25, resulting in 93 layoffs, per the corresponding WARN letter. The store closure comes as The Shops at Willow Bend have emerged as a favorite to land a new arena for the NHL’s Dallas Stars, should the team exit Downtown’s American Airlines Center in 2031.
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Finally, Wisconsin’s Apogee Architectural Materials, a manufacturer of commercial aluminum window framing products, has decided to close a production facility at 5181 Samuell Blvd., Suite 100, Mesquite, TX.
“We anticipate these plans, when finalized, will be permanent and will involve the entire production facility,” the WARN letter said.
Fifty-eight employees are expected to be affected, with separations complete by Jan. 3.
Apogee recently released earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, which showed a significant drop in earnings year-over-year despite an increase in sales. The report cited tariff costs as a reason for the decrease in earnings. In 2024, the company also announced an ongoing cost-savings and restructuring plan called “Project Fortify” that resulted in the closure of a Michigan plant.
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