A newly filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice revealed that Amazon plans to shut down a Florida facility, affecting 494 employees. This follows a separate Amazon facility shutdown in the state that affected more than 600 workers.
The Port St. Lucie facility will cease operations on Sept. 17, and all terminations will be permanent. However, employees who accept internal Amazon transfer opportunities prior to the separation date will not be laid off. Separations will take place on Sept. 17 and Dec. 17.
The Port St. Lucie closure follows Amazon’s decision to shut down its TMB8 facility in Homestead, Florida. That facility ended operations effective July 2 with separations scheduled through Sept. 30. The closure affected approximately 616 employees.
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The largest affected group at the Homestead site consisted of 506 FC Associate I employees. It also affected managers, transportation associates, safety employees, medical representatives, and human resources workers.
“We’re always evaluating our network to make sure it fits our business needs and to improve the experience for our employees, customers, partners, and drivers,” Amazon spokesperson Amber Plunkett said about the Homestead closure. “As part of that effort, we occasionally convert existing facilities to a new type of facility, which is what we plan to do here later this year.”
The notices for the closure of these two facilities do not reveal why Amazon selected the two facilities for closure, but both sites are expected to reopen after major upgrades. Amazon previously said it plans to temporarily close the Port St. Lucie facility for approximately two years as part of a $200 million renovation and modernization project.
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A similar overhaul is also underway at Amazon’s Homestead facility. The site is expected to reopen in late 2028 and employ approximately 1,000 workers, Supply Chain Dive reported.
While the sites are going to reopen, the WARN notices classify the affected layoffs as permanent. Workers affected by the layoffs are eligible to seek jobs at the upgraded facilities when they reopen.
This move also comes after mass layoffs conducted by Amazon. The company had cut 16,000 jobs earlier the year, after laying off 14,000 in October 2025. While the facility closures are different from the layoffs, reports state they come amid the same broader push to run the company with fewer organizational layers and greater efficiency.