Brown-Forman is set to close its Louisville cooperage where approximately 210 employees work, but unless you are in or interested in the bourbon industry, you may have never heard of it.. The ...

Brown-Forman is set to close its Louisville cooperage where approximately 210 employees work, but unless you are in or interested in the bourbon industry, you may have never heard of it. The ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky-based wine and spirits company announced it will close a cooperage and lay off hundreds of employees. Brown-Forman, one of the largest spirits companies globally, is ...

Independent Stave Company, a Missouri-based barrel maker, purchased Brown-Forman's Louisville cooperage for $13.66 million. Brown-Forman closed the cooperage in April as part of a cost-cutting and ...

However when Brown-Forman closes its Louisville cooperage, which the company said would be no later than April 25, it would start to source barrels from an "external supplier to ensure a steady ...