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Food distribution company to cut Florida jobs, shutter Orlando warehouse

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A Detroit-based food distributor is closing two locations in Florida and laying off employees, including in Orlando.

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Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors LLC, in a Feb. 18 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter, said it would be shutting down operations at its 150,000-square-foot center at 12345 NW 38th Ave. in Opa-locka and its 45,000-square-foot space at 901 Eunice Ave. in Orlando.

The company said it would permanently lay off 134 employees in Opa-locka and 41 in Orlando.

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