Republic National Distributing Co., a Texas-based alcohol distributor, filed a notice saying it is closing its Jacksonville facility as it sells off some assets, affecting 169 jobs in Jacksonville.
The notice filed April 23 under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act said the buyer, Reyes Holdings, plans to offer employment to some of the workers but the Illinois-based company does not have any facilities in the Jacksonville area, according to its website.
Republic said employees not accepting or receiving offers from Reyes will be terminated within 14 days of June 21.
Republic has operations in 38 states and has been distributing alcohol products since 1942, according to its website.
The company in January announced an agreement with lenders to secure additional capital.
However, the WARN notice said Republic has been exploring various strategic alternatives, including a potential sale of operations in certain markets.
Reyes agreed to buy assets in Florida and nine other states and Washington, D.C., it said.
Besides the Jacksonville facility at 923 N. Main St., Reyes also is buying the operations of Republic facilities in Deerfield Beach, Pensacola and Tampa, affecting a total of 1,046 Florida employees.
Reyes’ only Florida operations are in Orlando and Southeast Florida.