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According to the DEED State Rapid Response Team, approximately 62 people will be permanently laid off, starting Dec. 18 and continuing through Dec. 31.
FAIRMONT, Minn. — Layoffs will begin in December as operations wind down at 3M's Fairmont manufacturing plant.
According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development State Rapid Response Team, approximately 62 people will be permanently laid off, starting Dec. 18 and continuing through Dec. 31, which is the scheduled closure date.
3M announced the closure in April 2026, and said the products manufactured at the Fairmont plant -- adhesives and fasteners -- would transition to its facilities in Knoxville, Iowa, and Aberdeen, South Dakota.
