AeroFarms' Ringgold facility may now shut down between April 17 and April 30, 2026, according to a March 27 filing with Virginia workforce authorities. The revised timeline reflects what the company describes as normal delays in the sale process, following an earlier target of March 31.
The company continues to frame the facility's survival as contingent on completing a transaction with an unnamed buyer. According to the notice, the lender supporting current operations has agreed to provide additional short-term funding to maintain core operations while the sale process proceeds.
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Workforce reduction continues
The March filing updates employment figures again. The notice states that 11 primarily remote employees, including three Virginia residents, remain temporarily furloughed. Should the facility close during the April window, the filing indicates that 133 remaining employees would face permanent termination, including 106 Virginia residents.
These figures represent another reduction from earlier notices, suggesting ongoing workforce adjustments as the company navigates the sale process.
Sale as sole lifeline
The notice frames the outcome entirely around transaction completion. The company states that if the sale does not close within the revised April timeframe or if additional funding cannot be secured, the facility may shut down.
This conditional language has now appeared in four consecutive WARN filings over four months. As of April 8, no public statement from AeroFarms addressing the sale of the company has been issued.
Read the updated notice here.
For more information:
AeroFarms
Carlos Nuñez, Vice President, Human Resources
[email protected]
www.aerofarms.com
