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Anheuser-Busch plans to outsource two small operations that supply signs and trinkets, a change that will put about 100 employees in Missouri and Illinois out of work.

The company expects to close a warehouse in Mt. Vernon, Ill. later this year. The company said it is working with local leaders and “interested parties” to identify an appropriate use for the facility about 80 miles southeast of St. Louis. The Mt. Vernon site housed the company’s “Point-of-Sale Fulfillment” operation - a fancy title for the signs and displays on store shelves and aisles. “Direct Premium,” an operation that managed small promotional items and was based at A-B’s St. Louis campus, will also shut down.

Neither change will be immediate, and all affected employees will be offered a severance package, according to Anheuser-Busch online cash loans. The cuts are included in the 1,400 layoffs Anheuser-Busch announced in early December.

“Before this decision, we had identified a need to make significant infrastructure upgrades that would have required a substantial investment,” Dan Hoffman, vice president of brand creative services at Anheuser-Busch, said in a statement. Hoffman said the decision stemmed from “an extensive review” of the company’s business model that began more than a year ago.

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