Citing declining membership and other challenges, the YMCA of the North recently laid off 69 of its employees. On Friday, the organization confirmed that it had laid off 59 full-time and 10 part-time employees. The layoffs affect around 1.8% of the YMCA's total staff.

The YMCA of the North has reported deficits every year since 2020. Leaders say the nonprofit is facing rising expenses and changing consumer behaviors.

The YMCA of the North let go of dozens of workers as they seek to "be more sustainable." President and CEO of YMCA of the North Glen Gunderson said 59 full-time and 10 part-time workers are being laid off.

General Motors will lay off 1,695 workers at its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas, the company said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice earlier this week. A GM spokesperson, confirming the layoffs initially reported by Automotive News,

The plant will be down for retooling from January until the middle of 2025, when it will start building the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV and resume production of the Cadillac XT4.