JIM BEAM pauses production as export sales drop sharply. Trump’s ‘A+++++’ economy collides with reality. The year the job market hit a wall

One of Kentucky’s largest bourbon producers apparently is pausing whiskey production at the end of the year. Jim Beam, which is one of the largest makers of American whiskey in the world, is planning to shut down production in Happy Hollow in Clermont on Jan. 1 through 2026. The visitors center on site will remain …

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Major layoffs at Jim Beam.

Popular Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam plans to pause production at its main distillery on Jan. 1, according to the James B. Beam Distilling Co. The decision comes as Kentucky faces an increasing supply of aging barrels and uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Kentucky has an all-time high of 16.1 million aging …

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