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In today's newsletter:
- Why Nature's Bakery is moving Hazelwood layoffs up by nearly two months.
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📰 News we're reading
• 215 Missouri Workers Face Layoffs Nearly 2 Months Early (newsbreak.com) — Hazelwood residents working at Nature's Bakery's Pershall Road facility now face layoffs nearly two months earlier than originally planned, with 215 positions ending January 1, 2027 instead of late February. The company says affected employees were first told of the closure in July and received the revised separation date on October 2, with more details promised as the situation develops. 
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Hazelwood. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Channel 4 will have Live Coverage Friday at Florissant Fall Festival (flovalleynews.com)
- Missouri's Most Neighborly Neighborhoods Announced for 2026 (waynecojournalbanner.com)
- Proposed Florissant greenway raises concerns for nearby homeowners (fox2now.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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