JANESVILLE — Colony Brands, the direct-to-consumer catalog and gift company that began as Swiss Colony, will close its Janesville operations in March and lay off 78 part-time employees prior to the holidays, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
A letter to employees on Oct. 29 indicated the decision to close the Janesville location and consolidate operations into their existing network was driven by, “both capacity availability and long-term financial stewardship.”
Food gift packing operations currently performed in Janesville will transition to the Sun Prairie facility.
Layoffs for the part-time employees are expected to take place prior to the holidays, and the Janesville facility is expected to close permanently on or about March 31, 2027.
Four employees have full-time positions and the company said it has offered regular full-time positions to those four employees at either its Monroe or Sun Prairie facilities.
The company said job opportunities for the remaining 78 part-time employees will be available within the Monroe and Sun Prairie locations.