Brown-Forman, the parent company of Jack Daniel’s whiskey and Woodford Reserve bourbon, is laying off approximately 12% of its 5,400 global workforce amid a downturn in sales for spirits.
Now, the Brown-Forman Cooperage near Louisville's airport is closing. By the end of April, the 210 bourbon barrel makers who work here will be laid off. The company will shift to buying its barrels, ...