CROWS LANDING — Westside Equipment will permanently close its Crows Landing facility in May, resulting in the loss of two jobs, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter submitted to Stanislaus County officials.

The company informed the county that the site at 18 Fink Road will shut down on May 11, 2026. The two employees working at the location were notified on March 10 and were offered 60 days’ notice, two weeks of severance pay per year of service, and a list of open positions elsewhere within the company, Human Resources Manager Normalinda Cantu wrote in the letter.

Westside Equipment, which manufactures specialty harvesting and controlled‑application equipment, was acquired by Oxbo in December 2023. Following the acquisition, Oxbo consolidated Westside’s products and locations under the Oxbo brand beginning with the 2025 model year. The Crows Landing site is one of six Oxbo locations in California, along with facilities in Madera, Visalia, Five Points, Woodland and Bakersfield.

Oxbo supplies growers of berries, coffee, grapes, olives, pistachios and tomatoes with harvesters and other specialized machinery. Company leaders have previously said the unified branding was intended to streamline operations and strengthen customer support across California’s fruit and nut industries.

The WARN notice did not indicate whether the closure is tied to broader operational changes or whether any services provided at the Crows Landing site will be relocated. The layoffs are considered permanent under state law.