Funko to lay off 258 people when Washington warehouses close
EVERETT — Collectible toymaker Funko is laying off 258 employees at warehouses in Everett and Puyallup in a move to consolidate distribution operations at a single site in Arizona, according to the Washington Employment Security Department.
Those employees will officially separate from the company starting June 9, says a notice posted to the department’s website on Thursday. The move of warehouse operations to Arizona was previously reported, but not the size of the layoff in Washington.
Funko chose to move its distribution center to Buckeye, a suburb of Phoenix, “because of Arizona’s strategic location and strong talent pool,” the company said in a Thursday news release. It’s leasing a 958,000-square-foot warehouse that it says will bring more than 300 jobs to the area.
The new facility will open later this month, complete with solar panels, green spaces, a gym and room for a future retail store.
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