Defense contractor to lay off 127 workers in Hardeman County

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 311

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A defense contractor will lay off 127 workers at its Hardeman County manufacturing plant by the end of October, according to a notice filed with Tennessee’s department of labor Wednesday.

Kilgore Flares Company manufactures infrared decoy flares — a defense countermeasure used to deflect heat-seeking missiles from targets — at its facility in Toone, an unincorporated Southwest Tennessee town home to less than 300 people.

The facility’s employees are …

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