Alexander Lumber Co. is announcing that it is closing several of its legacy lumberyards across central and western Illinois.
- Locations in Canton, Lincoln, Monmouth, Rushville and Taylorville are set to close permanently.
- Bloomington location will merge into the existing LeRoy location.
- Gilman location will merge into Watseka and Fairbury.
Each of the closing lumberyards will hold liquidation sales from mid-January through the end of Feburary 2019. It is not yet known how many employees will be impacted by the layoffs.