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LEAD BOARDScored 06:02 ET · 2026-10-20
ScoreSiteCityHaulCloses
73Large food processing · 100+ affectedHenderson, NC387 mi72 d
70Heavy manufacturing · 200+ affectedMonaca, PA78 mi104 d
69General manufacturing · 200+ affectedSan Jose, CA2,159 mi34 d
68Heavy manufacturing · 50+ affectedElverson, PA304 mi72 d
68Heavy manufacturing · 200+ affectedLansing, MI185 mi86 d
67Heavy manufacturing · 100+ affectedMeadville, PA66 miclosed
66Food processing · 100+ affectedChambersburg, PA221 mi72 d
Showing 7 of 73 · sorted by scoreSee the full board
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TIMING
A closure notice is filed weeks before a plant disposes of anything. That gap is the whole product.
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REASONED
Every lead says why it scored what it did, so you can disagree with it.

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3,165 filings scored across twenty-one states since July.

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3 sites scored in your radius · closest gate 34 days
Scores out of 100
73
Large food processing · 100+ affected · Henderson, NC387 mi haulcloses 72 d
70
Heavy manufacturing · 200+ affected · Monaca, PA78 mi haulcloses 104 d
69
General manufacturing · 200+ affected · San Jose, CA2,159 mi haulcloses 34 d
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Method

A score is only worth having if the call after it goes somewhere.

A closure notice never states what equipment is on site, so we don't claim to have found your unit. We tell you where to look first.

  1. 01Before the call

    Reach the plant

    The phone number where the filing names one. Where it doesn't, a search built from the company, city and state.

  2. 02On the call

    Ask these four questions

    1. 1Own it, or is it the utility's?
    2. 2Still in service, and are there service records?
    3. 3Who has the test reports?
    4. 4Who handles disposition?
  3. 03After the call

    Mark what happened

    So the board still knows tomorrow.

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Leads

Every lead shows its work.

The score, what it's made of, and the filing it came from, so you can disagree with it.

73/100

Large food processing

Henderson, NC · 387 MI haul · closes in 72 d
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FACTS

  • Closure typePlant closing
  • Haul from your yard387 MI
  • Nearest testing shop40 MI · CBS FIELD SERVICES

Filings for this site

Closure notice149 affected · closes 2026-12-31Filed 2026-04-20
Score breakdown · 73 / 100See the breakdownHide
Score breakdown73 / 100
Whole plant closing+20
Likely to hold a pad-mount+20
A test shop within range+17
Timing of the closure+15
Size of the workforce affected+12
Haul distance from your yard-11

Bars compare each component with the largest on this lead. Left of the line takes points off.

Full closure. Closing in 1 to 4 months, 149 employees. This site was involved in pet food production at scale.

Whether the plant owns its equipment or the utility does is something the score cannot know. It is the first question on the call.

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