Rising pharmaceuticals to Lay Off Nearly 100 Employees in Decatur, Illinois
Decatur, IL – โคnearly 100 employees at โRising Pharmaceuticals’ Decatur facility will be laid off โbeginning November 15,โค 2025, according to โขa notice โfiled with the Illinois Worknet center. Theโข layoffs stem from “mass layoffs” at the manufacturing โขcompany, which develops and marketsโข generic and specialty branded pharmaceutical โคproducts.
Rising Pharmaceuticals is located at 1222 W.โข Grand Ave.โค in Decatur. The announcement โคis โฃpart of a larger trend of workforce reductions across Illinois, with 10 businesses reporting plansโค for layoffs affecting approximately 1,000 workers inโข August alone.
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers in Illinois to provide advance notice of plant closures and mass โขlayoffs to the state. Theโค Illinois โคDepartment of Commerce & Economic Possibility oversees WARN notices, and archived reports are available to the publicโข online.
HIG Capital owns Rising Pharmaceuticals. Affected workers are encouraged to utilize โคresources available through the Illinois Worknet Center for โre-employment โคassistance.