The J.M. Smucker Co. has remained a stalwart supporter of the community where Jerome Monroe Smucker founded his company nearly 125 years ago. When you have a company that has always supported our schools and our downtown area like Smucker s has, they elevate the entire community, Mayor Dave Handwerk said in an email.
City officials and the local community are waiting to hear how expected layoffs at the company will affect those working at the Orrville campus.
Smucker confirmed Monday that it will lay off an unspecified number of North American employees as it adjusts to changing consumer habits during the age of coronavirus, according to a company statement.